Comparison of Body Scanner and Manual Anthropometric Measurements of Body Shape: A Systematic Review.
Lorena Rumbo-RodríguezMiriam Sánchez-SanSegundoRosario Ferrer-CascalesNahuel García-D'UrsoJosé Antonio Hurtado-SánchezAna Zaragoza-MartíPublished in: International journal of environmental research and public health (2021)
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.
Keyphrases
- body composition
- dual energy
- bone mineral density
- high resolution
- computed tomography
- resistance training
- endothelial cells
- image quality
- gene expression
- postmenopausal women
- magnetic resonance imaging
- artificial intelligence
- mass spectrometry
- magnetic resonance
- data analysis
- induced pluripotent stem cells
- contrast enhanced