Anthropomorphic measurements and the Grossman-Roudner method have been shown to be acceptably accurate in a comprehensive work by Kayar et al. With the exception of anthropomorphic measurement and the Grossman-Roudner method, the above methods are not routinely applicable because of patient discomfort, technical complexity and costs. Finally, the water displacement of a mastectomy specimen is considered to be the most exact volume measurement of a female breast. Breast volume has been derived from sonography, mammography, computed tomography (CT), and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Archimedian methods suggest that the patient submerges her breast into a basin and that the amount of displaced fluid is quantified. In thermoplastic procedures a cast of a patient’s breast is produced, and the volume of the fluid which fills the cast recorded. A Grossman-Roudner device consists of graduated discs which are converted into a cone, and the read from calibrations marked on the disc. Anthropomorphic methods rely on distance measurement between surface points.
Also, insurance companies rely on breast measurements to decide whether to cover the costs of treatment for breast reduction.Ī number of methods are used for estimating breast volume.
Breast volume calculation can assist in stratifying patients preoperatively, and in quantifying results of surgery, leading to more objective scientific reporting. A reliable estimate of preoperative breast size facilitates oncologic and esthetic breast procedures, breast reconstruction and reduction surgery.
0 kommentar(er)
