Title
Validity of the Body Scan Scanner® and Structure Sensor to Measure Limb Volume in Healthy Adults
Document Type
Conference Paper
Publication Date
2-15-2020
Publication Source
American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting
Abstract
Purpose/Hypothesis: Secondary lymphedema is a chronic condition that can develop in approximately 30 percent of women treated for breast cancer. It is important to measure limb volume changes for early detection of lymphedema, when it is possible to reverse the swelling (stage 1). Common clinical measures carry concerns of infection control (water displacement), are time consuming (truncated cone calculation using circumferential measures), or expensive (perometry). Use of a portable 3D scanner addresses these concerns, but the validity is unknown. The purpose of this phase I study is to investigate the validity of the Body Scan Scanner to measure limb volume in healthy volunteers.
Number of Subjects: A convenience sample of 4 female and 6 male adults with a mean age of 23 (range 22-25) without any medical conditions resulting in limb swelling participated.
Materials and Methods: Participants underwent the measurement of limb volume bilaterally with 3D infrared scanning using the Body Scan Scanner®. The reference standard was water displacement. Descriptive statistics for age and BMI were calculated. Pearson’s r was used to correlate the water displacement and 3D scanned limb volume measurements.
Results: The mean BMI of all participants was 22.78 (±3.65). The mean volume of the right limb was 1852 ml (±439) and 1872 ml (±131) for water displacement and 3D scanning respectively. The mean volume of the left limb was 1762 ml (±118) and 1823 ml (±117) for water displacement and 3D scanning respectively. Both the right and left limbs measurements were significantly correlated (p≤0.001); r=.996 and r=.991 respectively.
Conclusions: The limb volume measurements taken with the 3D Body Scan Scanner are strongly correlated with the reference standard of water displacement for limb volume measures.
Clinical Relevance: Portable 3D scanning shows promise to be an efficient and cost-effective method to measure limb volume clinically. Further research in individuals with breast cancer related lymphedema is needed.
Place of Publication
Denver, CO
eCommons Citation
Fisher, Mary Insana; Viola, Michaela Claire; Brueckner, Noah James; Wolfe, Madison Elizabeth; and Kremer, Rachel Lynn, "Validity of the Body Scan Scanner® and Structure Sensor to Measure Limb Volume in Healthy Adults" (2020). Physical Therapy Faculty Publications. 103.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/dpt_fac_pub/103
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Biomechanics Commons, Musculoskeletal System Commons, Orthopedics Commons, Therapeutics Commons
Comments
Research completed under the direction of Associate Professor Mary Insana Fisher in partial fulfillment of degree requirements for the University of Dayton Doctor of Physical Therapy degree.