Parents' perspectives on the use of children's facial images for research and diagnosis: a survey.

ABSTRACT: Computer-aided facial diagnostic tools are valuable emerging technologies for the early detection and initial diagnosis of congenital disorders. These tools require large datasets of facial photographs, especially of infants and children, to identify these disorders and improve classification accuracies. Researchers need to balance this need for larger datasets with patients' privacy rights, needs and preferences. This study aimed to investigate parents' views regarding the collection, storage, use and publication of their children's facial images for research and diagnostic purposes. A total of 151 parents of children with and without congenital disorders completed an online survey evaluating their views on the collection, storage, use and publication of children's facial images for resea

SUBMITTER: Schoeman L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9681967 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature