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Automatic Analysis of Lateral Cephalograms Based on Multiresolution Decision Tree Regression Voting

Table 11

Description of cephalometric measurements in database2.

NameDescription in mathematicsDescription in words

The angles of three points (unit: °)
SNAThe angle of landmarks L39, L1, L6
SNBThe angle of landmarks L39, L1, L22
ANBThe angle of landmarks L6, L1, L22
SNPgThe angle of landmarks L39, L20, L1
NAPgThe angle of landmarks L1, L6, L20
NSGnThe angle of landmarks L1, L39, L19
Ns-Prn-PosThe angle of landmarks L2, L3, L14
Cm-Sn-ULThe angle of landmarks L4, L7, L9
LL-B′-PosThe angle of landmarks L12, L13, L14
Angle of the jawThe angle of landmarks L41, L17, L18
Angle of convexityThe angle of landmarks L2, L7, L14
The angles between two planes (unit: °)
FH-SNThe angle between FH plane () and SN plane ()
UI-SNThe angle between upper incisor () and SN plane ()
LI-FHThe angle between lower incisor axis () and FH plane ()
UI-LIThe angle between upper and lower incisors (, )
H angleThe angle between H plane ()and NB plane ()
Z angleThe rear lower angle between FH plane () and H plane ()
The distances between two points (unit: mm)
N-MeThe forward height, the distance between landmarks L1, L18
N-ANSThe up-forward height, the distance between landmarks L1, L5
ANS-MeThe down-forward height, the distance between landmarks L5, L18
Stoms-UIThe vertical distance between landmarks L10, L25
The distances from the point to the plane in the horizontal direction (unit: mm)
UI-APThe distance between landmark L25 to AP plane ()
LI-APThe distance from landmark L24 to AP plane ()
UL-EPThe distance from landmark L9 to EP plane ()
LL-EPThe distance from landmark L12 to EP plane ()
Max.EMaxillary length, the distance from landmark L6 to palatal plane ()
The distances between two points projected to a plane (unit: mm)
WitsThe distance between the two landmarks L6 and L22 projected to functional jaw plane ()