Comparison of Body Scanner and Manual Anthropometric Measurements of Body Shape: A Systematic Review.

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

SUBMITTER: Rumbo-Rodriguez L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8230172 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature