Aesthet Surg J. 2011 Nov;31(8):914-24. doi: 10.1177/1090820X11423916. Epub 2011 Oct 17.
Although there are many three-dimensional imaging systems currently available on the market, all of them require a high degree of interaction on the part of the user, making them clinically impractical. Moreover, though claims have been made regarding the validity of these systems for imaging the breast form, there have been no previous reports validating any commercially-available implant simulation models in the plastic surgery literature. In this article, the authors describe the development and evaluate the efficacy of a novel four-dimensional (automated three-dimensional) breast imaging system, validating it as an evidence-based simulation tool for patient consultation, surgical planning, and outcomes analysis in cosmetic breast augmentation. This report, based on a series of longitudinal correlation studies with several patient cohorts, found a highly statistically significant degree of correlation and reliability between the automated measurements obtained with the four-dimensional system and manual measurements.
虽然目前市场上有许多三维成像系统，但它们都需要用户进行高度交互，因此在临床实践中并不实用。此外，尽管有人声称这些系统在乳房形态成像方面具有有效性，但在整形外科学文献中，还没有任何关于验证任何市售植入物模拟模型的报道。在本文中，作者描述了一种新型四维（自动三维）乳房成像系统的开发，并评估了其在美容性乳房增大中的有效性，验证了其作为一种基于证据的模拟工具，可用于患者咨询、手术计划和结果分析。本报告基于一系列具有多个患者队列的纵向相关性研究，发现自动测量与手动测量之间具有高度统计学显著的相关性和可靠性。
