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Abstract Background and Aims Image processing is critical component in science and technology (Doughert, 2009). Soil surveyors use image process methods to classify differentiation of soils by using satellite images. Marine scientists use image process methods for monitoring marine pollution. Astronomers and space scientists use image processing techniques to classify objects in galaxy (Sararu, 2009). Image processing is process of modifying or interpreting existing pictures, such as photographs. (Hearn & Baker, 1997). SS patients have uglifying human face appearances, extremely severe maxillary and mandibulary changes, soft tissue in mouth, teeth/dental abnormalities, skull deformities, (Sagliker, 2004–12). Method SS patients have two kinds of photographs in literatures, before SS nondeformed and after SS deformed. We studied to create face map in SS by using technic in soil survey.10 face images (5 before SS and 5 after SS) were used. Unsupervised Classification (UC) system of Erdas 8.4 software was used to classify images. Methodology had 3 phases in this research In first phase, we got the images at same scale by cutting them around faces images. In final phase, we applied coloring on 10 classes of images. We used same color for same class number both CIbSS and ClaSS images. If color classes are in same structure of face (on cheek, forehead, etc), they may be combined. Results We have very important results on deformed faces photos in SS (CIaSS). First finding is all CIaSS have specific “hourglass”shapes [figure4]. “Hourglass” is enclosing red area for sample A and B Figure 3, Column 1: photos of patients before SS (raw images), column 2: classified photos of column 1, column 3: classified photos of patients after SS, Figure 5. “Hourglass” is Comformity of “Hourglass” form for all CIaSS curved face. Conclusion Image processing plays very important role in clinical practices and biomedical researches. SS is a kidney disease and derived from inside of the body but its effects are appearance outside of human body, such as head, face, skull deformations. These symptoms can be put forward by using Image Classification for SS. Moreover, shape of “hourglass” can be an index for SS and this is very specific for SS.“Hourglass” can be an indicator for grading SS. Finally, “hourglass” should be carefully evaluated in SS.

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