SynthesisInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Comparison of Body Scanner and Manual Anthropometric Measurements of Body Shape: A Systematic Review.
Synthesis in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07205029 ("Predictive Models of Human Body Morphological Evolution to Improve Adherence and Motivation in Dietary-Nutritional Treatments for Overweight and Obesity" [Modelos Predictivos de la Evolución Morfológica Del Cuerpo Humano Para Mejorar la Adherencia y Motivación en Tratamientos Dietético-nutricionales Del Sobrepeso y la Obesidad].), which is not on this map. Cited by 25 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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"Predictive Models of Human Body Morphological Evolution to Improve Adherence and Motivation in Dietary-Nutritional Treatments for Overweight and Obesity" [Modelos Predictivos de la Evolución Morfológica Del Cuerpo Humano Para Mejorar la Adherencia y Motivación en Tratamientos Dietético-nutricionales Del Sobrepeso y la Obesidad].
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Smartphone and tablet-based 3D scanner for anthropometric assessments in adults: a systematic review of reliability, validity, and accuracy.Biomedical engineering online · 2025Pooled it
- Digital Anthropometry: A Systematic Review on Precision, Reliability and Accuracy of Most Popular Existing Technologies.Nutrients · 2023Pooled it
- Associations between body fat percentage estimated by the CUN-BAE equation and cardiometabolic risk indicators in adults with intellectual disabilities.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Interrater reliability and criterion validity of the hand-held three-dimensional scanning method for evaluating hand volume in patients with stroke.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2026Article
- Development of a metabolic syndrome prediction model using smartphone-derived digital anthropometry.The British journal of nutrition · 2026Article
- Analysis of anthropometric measurements in U-15 female weightlifters using Kinect camera and comparison with traditional methods.Medical & biological engineering & computing · 2025Article
- Inferring Body Measurements from 2D Images: A Comprehensive Review.Journal of imaging · 2025Review
- Fatty Liver Index vs. Biochemical-Anthropometric Indices: Diagnosing Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease with Non-Invasive Tools.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- A new 3D full-body scanner analyzing the sagittal and coronal balance of the adult spine: a preliminary prospective observational study.Acta neurochirurgica · 2025Observational
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- Current diagnostic and quantitative techniques in the field of lymphedema management: a critical review.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2024Review
- Associations between 47 anthropometric markers derived from a body scanner and relative fat-free mass in a population-based study.BMC public health · 2024Article
- 3D Topographical Scanning for the Detection of Osteoporosis.Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls · 2024Article
- Patient perceptions of three-dimensional (3D) surface imaging technology and traditional methods used to assess anthropometry.Obesity pillars · 2024Article
- Understanding Error Patterns: An Analysis of Alignment Errors in Rigid 3D Body Scans.Journal of imaging · 2023Article
- Cost-effective 3D scanning and printing technologies for outer ear reconstruction: current status.Head & face medicine · 2023Review
- Evaluation of automated anthropometrics produced by smartphone-based machine learning: a comparison with traditional anthropometric assessments.The British journal of nutrition · 2023Article
- Novel Three-Dimensional Body Scan Anthropometry versus MR-Pelvimetry for Vaginal Breech Delivery Assessment.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Accuracy and Precision of 3-dimensional Optical Imaging for Body Composition by Age, BMI, and Ethnicity.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2023Observational
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Abstract
Anthropometrics are a set of direct quantitative measurements of the human body's external dimensions, which can be used as indirect measures of body composition. Due to a number of limitations of conventional manual techniques for the collection of body measurements, advanced systems using three-dimensional (3D) scanners are currently being employed, despite being a relatively new technique. A systematic review was carried out using Pubmed, Medline and the Cochrane Library to assess whether 3D scanners offer reproducible, reliable and accurate data with respect to anthropometrics. Although significant differences were found, 3D measurements correlated strongly with measurements made by conventional anthropometry, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and air displacement plethysmography (ADP), among others. In most studies (61.1%), 3D scanners were more accurate than these other techniques; in fact, these scanners presented excellent accuracy or reliability. 3D scanners allow automated, quick and easy measurements of different body tissues. Moreover, they seem to provide reproducible, reliable and accurate data that correlate well with the other techniques used.
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