Niethammer, MarcReuter, MartinWolter, Franz-ErichBouix, SylvainPeinecke, NiklasKoo, Min-SeongShenton, Martha2016-09-262007Niethammer M, Reuter M, Wolter FE, Bouix S, Peinecke N, Koo MS, Shenton ME. 2007. Global medical shape analysis using the Laplace-Beltrami spectrum. Med Image Comput Comput Assist Interv 10, no. 1:850-7. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-75757-3_103978-3-540-75756-6http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:28552588This paper proposes to use the Laplace-Beltrami spectrum (LBS) as a global shape descriptor for medical shape analysis, allowing for shape comparisons using minimal shape preprocessing: no registration, mapping, or remeshing is necessary. The discriminatory power of the method is tested on a population of female caudate shapes of normal control subjects and of subjects with schizotypal personality disorder.en-USJournal Article2016-09-2610.1007/978-3-540-75757-3_103