Digital anthropometry for body circumference measurements: Toward the development of universal three-dimensional optical system analysis software.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objective

Digital anthropometric (DA) assessments are increasingly being administered with three-dimensional (3D) optical devices in clinical settings that manage patients with obesity and related metabolic disorders. However, anatomic measurement sites are not standardized across manufacturers, precluding use of published reference values and pooling of data across research centers.

Subjects/methods

This study aimed to develop universal 3D analysis software by applying novel programming strategies capable of producing device-independent DA estimates that agree with conventional anthropometric (CA) measurements made at well-defined anatomic sites. A series of technical issues related to proprietary methods of 3D geometrical reconstruction and image analysis were a

SUBMITTER: Sobhiyeh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7909596 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature