Patent ID: 9579068
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: A61B,G06K,G06T

Claim:
1. An electronic system for determining from a series of pixels in time-lapse images of external cranio-facial soft tissue, whether a subject is likely to be affected by a genetic disorder, the electronic system comprising: at least one memory for storing computer-executable instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the stored instructions to: receive first pixel information reflective of a first external soft tissue image of the subject recorded at a first time, the first pixel information being derived from a relationship between pixels in a first group of pixels in the first external soft tissue image; analyze a relationship between the pixels in the first group of pixels; receive second pixel information reflective of a second external soft tissue image of the subject recorded at a second time, the second pixel information being derived from a relationship between pixels in a second group of pixels in the second external soft tissue image; analyze a relationship between the pixels in the second group of pixels; determine a time lapse between an original capture of the first external soft tissue image and an original capture of the second external soft tissue image; compare, based on the determined time lapse, the analysis of the first pixel information with the analysis of the second pixel information; and predict, based on the time lapse and the comparison of the first pixel information and the second pixel information, a likelihood that the subject is affected by the genetic disorder.