title: The measurement of body fat distribution using somatotype photographs and computer-assisted imaging techniques.
abstract: A computer-assisted image analysis technique has been devised which allows the measurement of body fat distribution from archived somatotype photographs. This report describes the technique, which enables useful measurements to be extracted from somatotype photographs which were taken over 50 years ago. This paper describes the process of digitization of photographs, the measurement of body diameters using computer-assisted edge detection, the quantitative analysis of measurement error in this procedure, and validation techniques employed.
authors.affiliation: New England Medical Center, Boston, MA.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Brenner
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Casey
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Dwyer
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Bailey
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008297:Male; D010781:Photography; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D013008:Somatotypes