Methods and systems for continuous measurement of anomalies for dysmorphology analysis

A system for assisting in anomaly identification relating to fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), the system comprising:

• a first processing device comprising:
• a first processor;
• a first memory;
• and
• executed instructions stored on a non-transitory medium that when executed by the first processor cause the first processor to:
• retrieve and/or generating a sequence of progressively changing images that depict morphing of at least:
• a subject's upper lip (vermillion) between at least a first state representing an identification of a first facial anomaly relating to fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and a second state representing lack of the identification of the first facial anomaly;
• and/or
• ridges running from the subject's nose to the subject's lip (philtrum) between at least a first state representing an identification of a second facial anomaly relating to fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) and a second state representing a lack of the identification of the second facial anomaly;
• wherein the number of images in the sequence is selected to provide a substantially continuous transition between the first and second states;
• display the retrieved and/or generated images as the sequence on a display of the first processing device;
• provide a user interface on the first processing device for a user to navigate the displayed sequence and make an image selection;
• and
• determine a representative image selection based on the user's image selection;
• and
• a second processing device in communication with said first processing device comprising:
• a second processor;
• a second memory;
• and
• executed instructions stored on a non-transitory medium that when executed by the second processor cause the second processor to:
• determine an identification or lack of identification of the first and/or second facial anomaly based on the determined representative image selection from the first processing device.

A computer-assisted method for assisting in anomaly identification relating to a dysmorphology analysis comprising:

• retrieving and/or generating a sequence of progressively changing images that depict morphing of at least:
• a subject's first physical feature, between at least a first state representing an identification of a first anomaly relating to a dysmorphology and a second state representing lack of the identification of the first anomaly;
• and/or a subject's second physical feature, between at least a first state representing an identification of a second anomaly relating to the dysmorphology and a second state representing a lack of the identification of the second anomaly;
• wherein the number of images in the sequence is selected to provide a substantially continuous transition between the first and second states;
• displaying the retrieved and/or generated images as the sequence on a display of a processing device;
• providing a user interface on the processing device for a user to navigate the displayed sequence and make an image selection;
• determine a representative image selection based on the user's image selection;
• processing the representative image selection to determine an identification or lack of identification of the first and/or second anomaly;
• and
• displaying the determined identification or lack of identification of the first and/or second anomaly.