# An Atlas of Human Growing Skull Statistical Shape Models

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**Created:** [January 24, 2026, 3:14pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/an-atlas-of-human-growing-skull-statistical-shape-models/45891 "2026-01-24T15:14:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![philippepellerin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/philippepellerin/32/16062_2.png) [@philippepellerin](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/philippepellerin)\
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I am pleased to share the Atlas I created using the Dense Correspondence Analysis (DeCA) tool for 3D surfaces with anyone interested in craniofacial imaging. This set of 19 .mrd files, spanning from 0 days to adulthood, was created from CT scans of 184 normal people. The models are oriented according to the vestibular orientation. My purpose was to superimpose an age-matched shape model onto 3D imaging of craniofacial malformations for better analysis and understanding of those malformations.

If you are interested, you can download a folder containing a subfolder with the 19 .mrb files and some complementary files that help explain how to use the Statistical Shape Models.

A special acknowledgement @Murat Maga for his help.

This is the link to download the folder. [Atlas of Growing Human Skull Statistical Shape Models In Vestibular Orientation.](https://zenodo.org/records/18348475)

Best Regards.