# How to use 3D Slicer for Cranial Asymmetry Assessment in Infants?

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-use-3d-slicer-for-cranial-asymmetry-assessment-in-infants/47370>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [June 17, 2026, 8:00pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-use-3d-slicer-for-cranial-asymmetry-assessment-in-infants/47370 "2026-06-17T20:00:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lucas\_Villalta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lucas_villalta/32/82485_2.png) [@Lucas\_Villalta](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Lucas_Villalta)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 8:00pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-use-3d-slicer-for-cranial-asymmetry-assessment-in-infants/47370/1 "2026-06-17T20:00:58Z")

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Hi, I’m a Pediatric Physical Therapist and I work with infants with Cranial Asymmetries. However, all softwares for asymmetry analysis are paid and I would like to know if I can use this software to calculate these asymmetries to perform a research.

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**Author:** ![pieper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/pieper/32/8_2.png) [@pieper](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/pieper)\
**Post date:** [June 17, 2026, 8:47pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-use-3d-slicer-for-cranial-asymmetry-assessment-in-infants/47370/2 "2026-06-17T20:47:47Z")

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These tools might help: [https://github.com/DCBIA-OrthoLab/SlicerAutomatedDentalTools](https://github.com/DCBIA-OrthoLab/SlicerAutomatedDentalTools). Specifically [this one](https://github.com/DCBIA-OrthoLab/SlicerAutomatedDentalTools#vface-module). (I haven’t used them myself, so I can’t say for sure).

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**Author:** ![Lucas\_Villalta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lucas_villalta/32/82485_2.png) [@Lucas\_Villalta](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Lucas_Villalta)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 12:04pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-use-3d-slicer-for-cranial-asymmetry-assessment-in-infants/47370/3 "2026-06-18T12:04:47Z")

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Thanks man. I’ll check it.

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**Author:** ![muratmaga](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/muratmaga/32/3622_2.png) [@muratmaga](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/muratmaga)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2026, 4:14pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-use-3d-slicer-for-cranial-asymmetry-assessment-in-infants/47370/4 "2026-06-18T16:14:56Z")

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Also check out the DeCA (DenseCorrespondenceAnalysis)

> **[GitHub - SlicerMorph/SlicerDenseCorrespondenceAnalysis: Dense Correspondence Analysis for Surfaces](https://github.com/SlicerMorph/SlicerDenseCorrespondenceAnalysis)**
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> Dense Correspondence Analysis for Surfaces

The papers mostly focus on the mouse, but it is also equally applicable for the humans