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Anthropometric evaluation of a 3D scanning mobile application

Anthropometric evaluation of a 3D scanning mobile application Study ImportanceWhat is already known?►Three‐dimensional (3D) optical imaging systems for quantifying body size, body shape, and related body composition in professional health care settings are increasingly being validated against traditional manual anthropometric reference methods.►Smartphone applications are now being introduced that profess similar capabilities as conventional 3D optical systems, but how they compare with these more costly and less available methods and with manual anthropometric reference methods is unknown.What does this study add?►This study shows that a free downloadable smartphone application can acquire image data and generate 3D humanoid avatars and representative anthropometric (circumference) measurements similar in precision and accuracy to 3D imaging systems now used in professional settings.How might these results change the direction of research or the focus of clinical practice?►These observations combined with the ubiquitous availability of smartphones create the possibility of phenotyping adult body size and shape, with important clinical and research implications, on a global scale.INTRODUCTIONAnthropometric measurements have long been used to study human anatomic features related to body size and shape (1). The versatility and practicality of anthropometry led to the introduction of digital scanners in the 1980s designed to accurately capture the needed body dimensions for clothing manufacture (2‐4). Rapid technological advancements over http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Obesity Wiley

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Wiley
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© 2022 The Obesity Society.
ISSN
1930-7381
eISSN
1930-739X
DOI
10.1002/oby.23434
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Abstract

Study ImportanceWhat is already known?►Three‐dimensional (3D) optical imaging systems for quantifying body size, body shape, and related body composition in professional health care settings are increasingly being validated against traditional manual anthropometric reference methods.►Smartphone applications are now being introduced that profess similar capabilities as conventional 3D optical systems, but how they compare with these more costly and less available methods and with manual anthropometric reference methods is unknown.What does this study add?►This study shows that a free downloadable smartphone application can acquire image data and generate 3D humanoid avatars and representative anthropometric (circumference) measurements similar in precision and accuracy to 3D imaging systems now used in professional settings.How might these results change the direction of research or the focus of clinical practice?►These observations combined with the ubiquitous availability of smartphones create the possibility of phenotyping adult body size and shape, with important clinical and research implications, on a global scale.INTRODUCTIONAnthropometric measurements have long been used to study human anatomic features related to body size and shape (1). The versatility and practicality of anthropometry led to the introduction of digital scanners in the 1980s designed to accurately capture the needed body dimensions for clothing manufacture (2‐4). Rapid technological advancements over

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ObesityWiley

Published: Jun 1, 2022

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