[A study of making use of computer-aided projection fringe system to measure breast dimension].
OBJECTIVE
To measure breast basic dimension by using computer-aided projection fringe system.


METHODS
A system has been developed for measuring breast basic dimension based on computer-aided projection fringe measurement and programming software. Plastic manikins breast's SN-N (sternal notch to nipple distance), N-ML (nipple to midline distance), N-N (internipple distance), MBW (base width of breast) and N-IMF (nipple to inframammary fold distance) are measured with this system. At the same time, these items are also measured with routine ruler.


RESULTS
This study indicate that the system has some merits: (1) non-touching measurement; (2) it is very rapid, the patient measured need hold his breath only 0.5 second, and all the time it takes is about 2.5 minutes; (3) the measurement's sensitivity is as high as to 0.6 mm, which meets the clinic requirement entirely; (4) the measurement's accuracy of the system is not significantly when comparing to the routine ruler's.


CONCLUSIONS
Computer-aided projection fringe system for measuring breast basic dimension is feasible and advanced.
Zha
Xuan-ping
XP
Department of Plastic Surgery of Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
Du
Fang
F
Gao
Jian-hua
JH
Li
Shi-heng
SH
Jiang
Ping
P
Liu
Si-fang
SF
Lian
Yun-feng
YF
D001940:Breast / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D041622:Tomography, Optical / Q000379:methods*