Assessment of Breast Volume: A Study Comparing the Volumetric Gold Standard (Direct Water Displacement Measurement of Mastectomy Specimen) With a 3D Laser Scanning Technique


Accurate Assessment of Breast Volume: A Study Comparing the Volumetric Gold Standard (Direct Water Displacement Measurement of Mastectomy Specimen) With a 3D Laser Scanning Technique


Yip JM, Mouratova N, Jeffery RM, et al (Flinders Med Centre, South Australia; Flinders Univ, South Australia; et al) Ann Plast Surg 68:135-141, 2012§



S.H. Miller, MD



Evidence Ranking


C



Expert Rating


2



Abstract


Preoperative assessment of breast volume could contribute significantly to the planning of breast-related procedures. The availability of 3D scanning technology provides us with an innovative method for doing this. We performed this study to compare measurements by this technology with breast volume measurement by water displacement. A total of 30 patients undergoing 39 mastectomies were recruited from our center. The volume of each patient’s breast(s) was determined with a preoperative 3D laser scan. The volume of the mastectomy specimen was then measured in the operating theater by water displacement. There was a strong linear association between breast volumes measured using the 2 different methods when using a Pearson correlation (r = 0.95, P

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