Hartmann, Robin and Weiherer, Maximilian and Schiltz, Daniel and Baringer, Magnus and Noisser, Vivien and Hoesl, Vanessa and Eigenberger, Andreas and Seitz, Stephan and Palm, Christoph and Prantl, Lukas and Brebant, Vanessa (2021) New aspects in digital breast assessment: further refinement of a method for automated digital anthropometry. ARCHIVES OF GYNECOLOGY AND OBSTETRICS, 303. pp. 721-728. ISSN 0932-0067, 1432-0711
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Purpose In this trial, we used a previously developed prototype software to assess aesthetic results after reconstructive surgery for congenital breast asymmetry using automated anthropometry. To prove the consensus between the manual and automatic digital measurements, we evaluated the software by comparing the manual and automatic measurements of 46 breasts. Methods Twenty-three patients who underwent reconstructive surgery for congenital breast asymmetry at our institution were examined and underwent 3D surface imaging. Per patient, 14 manual and 14 computer-based anthropometric measurements were obtained according to a standardized protocol. Manual and automatic measurements, as well as the previously proposed Symmetry Index (SI), were compared. Results The Wilcoxon signed-rank test revealed no significant differences in six of the seven measurements between the automatic and manual assessments. The SI showed robust agreement between the automatic and manual methods. Conclusion The present trial validates our method for digital anthropometry. Despite the discrepancy in one measurement, all remaining measurements, including the SI, showed high agreement between the manual and automatic methods. The proposed data bring us one step closer to the long-term goal of establishing robust instruments to evaluate the results of breast surgery.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | RECONSTRUCTION; VOLUME; AUGMENTATION; VALIDATION; ASYMMETRY; SYMMETRY; SCAR; Three-dimensional imaging; Digital anthropometry; Breast symmetry; Breast surgery |
| Subjects: | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine |
| Divisions: | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Frauenheilkunde und Geburtshilfe (Schwerpunkt Frauenheilkunde) Medicine > Zentren des Universitätsklinikums Regensburg > Zentrum für Plastische-, Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie |
| Depositing User: | Petra Gürster |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Apr 2021 07:28 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Apr 2021 07:28 |
| URI: | https://pred.uni-regensburg.de/id/eprint/43383 |
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