背景:在乳房手术中,实现对称的审美结果是至关重要的。乳头-乳晕复合体(NAC)在乳房特征测量中起着重要作用。各种技术都有先进的测量技术,在工程中引入了使用三维扫描的光检测和测距(LiDAR)技术。已经做出了越来越多的努力来将这些技术集成到医学领域中。这项研究的重点是使用激光雷达相机测量NAC,与传统方法相比,并旨在建立LiDAR的临床实用性,以获得良好的美学效果。
方法:共44例患者,他接受了乳房重建手术,65个NAC被纳入。进行了测量(乳晕宽度[AW],乳头宽度[NW]和乳头投影[NP])使用传统方法(直尺和测光法)和激光雷达相机。为了评估相关性并探索临床意义,收集患者的人口统计学和测量值.
结果:使用潜望镜和LiDAR方法的NAC测量值进行了比较和关联。LiDAR测量精度较高,AW的值高于95%,NW和NP。在通过两种方法获得的所有参数的测量结果之间观察到显着的正相关。比较体重指数时,乳房体积与AW和NW与NP,观察到显著的相关性。这些发现证明了基于LiDAR的测量在NAC轮廓评估中的可靠性和实用性,并为患者人口统计与NAC参数之间的关系提供了有价值的见解。
结论:基于LiDAR的测量是有效的,可以取代NAC人体测量学中的经典方法,有助于乳房手术中一致和有利的美学结果。
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BACKGROUND: In breast surgery, achieving esthetic outcomes with symmetry is crucial. The nipple-areolar complex (NAC) plays a significant role in breast characteristic measurement. Various technologies have advanced measurement techniques, and light detection and ranging (LiDAR) technology using three-dimensional scanning has been introduced in engineering. Increasing effort has been exerted to integrate such technologies into the medical field. This study focused on measuring NAC using a LiDAR camera, comparing it with traditional methods, and aimed to establish the clinical utility of LiDAR for obtaining favorable esthetic results.
METHODS: A total of 44 patients, who underwent breast reconstruction surgery, and 65 NACs were enrolled. Measurements were taken (areolar width [AW], nipple width [NW] and nipple projection [NP]) using traditional methods (ruler and photometry) and LiDAR camera. To assess correlations and explore clinical implications, patient demographics and measurement values were collected.
RESULTS: NAC measurements using a periscope and LiDAR methods were compared and correlated. LiDAR measurement accuracy was found to be high, with values above 95% for AW, NW and NP. Significant positive correlations were observed between measurements obtained through both methods for all parameters. When comparing body mass index, breast volume with AW and NW with NP, significant correlations were observed. These findings demonstrate the reliability and utility of LiDAR-based measurements in NAC profile assessment and provide valuable insights into the relationship between patient demographics and NAC parameters.
CONCLUSIONS: LiDAR-based measurements are effective and can replace classical methods in NAC anthropometry, contributing to consistent and favorable esthetic outcomes in breast surgery.
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