Surface area measurement of the female breast: Phase I. validation of a novel optical technique

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 123, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1588-1596

  Thomson, J Grant ^a   Liu, Yuen Jong ^a   Restifo, Richard J ^a   Rinker, Brian D ^a   Reis, Andrew ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; BREAST; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MEASUREMENT ERROR; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PLASTER CAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; HISTOLOGY; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTATION; ORGAN SIZE; VALIDATION STUDY;

BODY SURFACE AREA; BREAST; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; OPTICAL DEVICES; ORGAN SIZE;

EID: 66549084362     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181a076ad     Document Type: Article

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