A Proposed Method For The Analysis Of Dermatoglyphic Patterns

Dale A. Ausherman; William D. Hall; Robert E. Moyers; Ronald C. Fairchild; Ralph H. Mitchel

doi:10.1117/12.953819

1 March 1974 A Proposed Method For The Analysis Of Dermatoglyphic Patterns

Dale A. Ausherman, William D. Hall, Robert E. Moyers, Ronald C. Fairchild, Ralph H. Mitchel

Proceedings Volume 0040, Quantitative Imagery in the Biomedical Sciences II; (1974) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.953819
Event: Annual Technical Symposium, 1973, San Diego, United States

Abstract

Dermatoglyphic patterns refer to the configurations formed by dermal ridges on the fingers, palms, toes, and soles. There is a recognized relationship between the dermato-glyphic patterns and certain developmental defects in individuals. Previous methods of dermal pattern analysis are rather subjective and tedious to perform. This paper proposes a hybrid optical-digital system for the quantitative analysis of the dermal patterns. The proposed system extracts dermatoglyphic features through the medium of an optical Fourier transform and a solid-state photodiode array. Preliminary classification results for a group of 11 individuals exhibiting Trisomy-21 (Down's Syndrome) and 10 individuals selected from a normal control group are given.

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Dale A. Ausherman, William D. Hall, Robert E. Moyers, Ronald C. Fairchild, and Ralph H. Mitchel "A Proposed Method For The Analysis Of Dermatoglyphic Patterns", Proc. SPIE 0040, Quantitative Imagery in the Biomedical Sciences II, (1 March 1974); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.953819

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