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Three-dimensional Assessment of the Breast: Validation of a Novel, Simple and Inexpensive Scanning Process.
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- Round Versus Anatomical Implants in Breast Reconstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2026Article
- Quality and Reliability of 2D and 3D Clinical Photographs in Plastic Surgery: A Scoping Review.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2025Article
- Evaluating the Accuracy and Repeatability of Mobile 3D Imaging Applications for Breast Phantom Reconstruction.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Three-dimensional breast imaging using Artificial-Intelligence-Based Automatic Measurement System.JPRAS open · 2025Article
- A Software Suite for Limb Volume Analysis Applicable in Clinical Settings: Upper Limb Quantification.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Article
- A Novel Method of Outcome Assessment in Breast Reconstruction Surgery: Comparison of Autologous and Alloplastic Techniques Using Three-Dimensional Surface Imaging.Aesthetic plastic surgery · 2020Article
- Sensor Architectures and Technologies for Upper Limb 3D Surface Reconstruction: A Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
aimMethods to assess three-dimensionally the breast surface are increasingly used in plastic and reconstructive surgery. The aim of this study was to validate the use of the Structure Sensor 3D scanner (Occipital, Inc., Boulder, CO, USA) connected to an iPad Pro (Apple, Inc., Cupertino, CA, USA) as a novel, inexpensive and handheld three-dimensional scanning process. MATERIALS AND
methodsSurface images of a medical human female anatomy torso model of rigid plastic were repeatedly acquired with Structure Sensor 3D scanner and compared with those obtained using two clinically established 3D imaging systems. Digital measurements of vector and surface breast distances were analyzed using Mimics® Innovation Suite 20 medical imaging software (Materialise, Leuven, Belgium).
resultsThe analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed no statistically significant difference among measurements obtained using different scanning processes for all the variables examined (p>0.05).
conclusionThe study demonstrates analogous practicability and reliability for surface image acquisition using the newly introduced Structure Sensor 3D scanner and other clinically established scanners.
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