title: [A study of making use of computer-aided projection fringe system to measure breast dimension].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery of Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China.
authors.forename: Xuan-ping
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: Zha
authors.forename: Fang
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Jian-hua
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.forename: Shi-heng
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ping
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Si-fang
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yun-feng
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Lian
mesh_terms: D001940:Breast / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D041622:Tomography, Optical / Q000379:methods*