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ea0029p97 | Adrenal cortex | ICEECE2012

Diagnosis of Cushing’s syndrome by automatic face classification using frontal and side-view photographs

Kosilek R. , Schopohl J. , Grunke M. , Dimopoulou C. , Stalla G. , Reincke M. , Gunther M. , Wurtz R. , Schneider H.

Background: Cushing’s syndrome is a disease that presents with clear symptoms and causes considerable harm to the body if left untreated, yet often remains undiagnosed for prolonged periods of time. Face-classification software might recognize typical changes of the face and thus aid in diagnosing the disease early as we have previously shown in the classification of acromegaly.Methods: Using a regular compact digital camera, we took frontal and sid...