A study of making use of computer-aided projection fringe system to measure breast dimension.
- Author:
Xuan-ping ZHA
1
;
Fang DU
;
Jian-hua GAO
;
Shi-heng LI
;
Ping JIANG
;
Si-fang LIU
;
Yun-feng LIAN
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Breast; anatomy & histology; Female; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Tomography, Optical; methods
- From: Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery 2005;21(3):178-180
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo measure breast basic dimension by using computer-aided projection fringe system.
METHODSA system has been developed for measuring breast basic dimension based on computer-aided projection fringe measurement and programming software. Plastic manikins breast's SN-N (sternal notch to nipple distance), N-ML (nipple to midline distance), N-N (internipple distance), MBW (base width of breast) and N-IMF (nipple to inframammary fold distance) are measured with this system. At the same time, these items are also measured with routine ruler.
RESULTSThis study indicate that the system has some merits: (1) non-touching measurement; (2) it is very rapid, the patient measured need hold his breath only 0.5 second, and all the time it takes is about 2.5 minutes; (3) the measurement's sensitivity is as high as to 0.6 mm, which meets the clinic requirement entirely; (4) the measurement's accuracy of the system is not significantly when comparing to the routine ruler's.
CONCLUSIONSComputer-aided projection fringe system for measuring breast basic dimension is feasible and advanced.
