Table 1.
The definition of registered landmarks for conformation and/or measurement.
Types | Landmarks | Abbreviation | Type | Definition | ||
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15 for conformation | 24 for conformation | 28 for measurement | Exocanthion | Ex | Bilateral | Most lateral point of the palpebral fissure, at the outer commissure of the eye |
Endocanthion | En | Bilateral | Most medial point of the palpebral fissure, at the inner commissure of the eye | |||
Nasion | N | Medial | Point directly anterior to the nasofrontal suture, in the midline, overlying n | |||
Alare | Al | Bilateral | The most lateral point on the nasal alare | |||
Pronasale | Prn | Medial | The most protruded point of the apex nasi | |||
Cheilion | Ch | Bilateral | Outer corners of the mouth where the outer edges of the upper and lower vermilions meet | |||
Labrale Superius | Ls | Medial | The midpoint of the upper vermillion line | |||
Labrale Inferius | Li | Medial | The midpoint of the lower vermillion line | |||
Gnathion | Gn | Medial | Median point halfway between pog and Me | |||
Tragus | Tr | Bilateral | The prominence on the inner side of the external ear, in front of and partly closing the passage to the organs of hearing | |||
Gonion | Go | Bilateral | Most lateral point on the mandibular angle | |||
Zygion | Zy | Bilateral | Most lateral point overlying each zygomatic arch, identified as the point of maximum bizygomatic breadth of the face | |||
Subnasale | Sn | Medial | Median point at the junction between the lower border of the nasal septum and the philtrum area | |||
Subalare | Sbal | Bilateral | The point on the lower margin of the base of the nasal ala where the ala disappears into the upper lip skin | |||
Cheek | Ck | Bilateral | The intersection point of the lines connecting al-tr and ex-ch | |||
Christa Philtri | Cph | Bilateral | Point on each elevated margin of upper lip at the junction of vermillion line of upper lip and white roll line | |||
Supermentale | Sm | Medial | Deepest midline point of the mentolabial sulcus | |||
Pogonion | Pog | Medial | The most prominent point of the chin |