title: Structured-light 3D scanner in use to assess the human body posture in physical therapy - a pilot study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The main goal of this study was to asses the possibility of using mass production structured-light 3d scanner to asses human body posture.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was conducted on a healthy 23 year old volunteer and a lay-figure. The experiment consisted of 28 3D scans, divided into three separate tests.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The largest deviation observed in the first two trials was 24.42 mm. While the largest deviation observed in the third trial was 49.91 mm.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Data obtained with the mass production structured-light 3d scanner may have comparable or better performance than commercially available systems for the assessment of BP.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physiotherapy, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland. wojciech.kurzydlo@uj.edu.pl.
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kurzydło
authors.forename: Beata
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stach
authors.forename: Aleksandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bober
authors.forename: Mariola
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wodzińska
authors.forename: Mirosława M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Długosz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D059925:Anatomic Landmarks; D000886:Anthropometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D008027:Light; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000295:instrumentation*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000295:instrumentation; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology*; D012016:Reference Values; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013121:Spinal Curvatures / Q000175:diagnosis; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: 3D body scanning; body posture; clinical posture assessment