A New Tool for Breast Anthropometric Measurements: Presentation and Validation for Women and Men

Aesthetic Plastic Surgery
Maksym MikołajczykBogusław Antoszewski

Abstract

Anthropometric measurements of breasts are crucial for planning surgical procedures; however, there are no practical solutions for their quick, digital performance. The aim of the study was to present and validate a self-designed web application BreastIdea (BI) designed for indirect breast anthropometry. Ten male and 10 female volunteers had their chests measured directly according to the routine clinical practice. Then their chests were photographed in non-standardised conditions. Corresponding measurements were performed using BI. Accuracy and both relative and absolute reliability of BI measurements were investigated. Breast assessments using BI yielded highly accurate results and presented near-perfect precision when compared to direct anthropometric measurements of the breast. Indirect anthropometry eliminates the necessity to trace the body's curves, which usually introduces a bias to linear measurements. BI web application is a reliable tool for indirect breast measurements in a clinical setting, providing accurate results regardless of chest pathology and photograph standardisation. This journal requires that authors assign a level of evidence to each article. For a full description of these Evidence-Based Medicine rati...Continue Reading

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May 30, 2020·Aesthetic Plastic Surgery·Javier MontonRicardo Insausti
Aug 3, 2020·Journal of Medical Systems·Javier MontonJoaquin Jordan
Sep 22, 2020·Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery·Anna Kasielska-TrojanBogusław Antoszewski
Nov 26, 2020·Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery·Anna Kasielska-TrojanBogusław Antoszewski

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Software Mentioned

BreastIdea ( BI
Adobe Photoshop
BI
Autodesk AutoCAD
Statistica

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