Automated anthropometric phenotyping with novel Kinect-based three-dimensional imaging method: comparison with a reference laser imaging system

• Published in: European journal of clinical nutrition Vol. 70; no. 4; pp. 475 - 481
• Main Authors: Soileau, L, Bautista, D, Johnson, C, Gao, C, Zhang, K, Li, X, Heymsfield, S B, Thomas, D, Zheng, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.04.2016; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 59; 631/1647/245; 692/699/317; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Anthropometry; Anthropometry - methods; Automation; Body composition; Body Height; Body Mass Index; Body measurements; Body Size; Body Weight; Child; Child, Preschool; Clinical Nutrition; Comparative analysis; Comparative studies; Computer programs; Diagnostic imaging; Epidemiology; Female; Forearm; Genotype & phenotype; Hardware; Humans; Imaging; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Internal Medicine; Lasers; Linear Models; Low cost; Male; Measurement; Medical imaging; Medical research; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Medicine, Experimental; Metabolic Diseases; Middle Aged; original-article; Phenotype; Phenotyping; Plethysmography; Public Health; Reference systems; Software; Surface area; Training; Waist Circumference; Young Adult; United States > US

Background/Objectives: Anthropometry for measuring body composition, shape, surface area and volume is important for human clinical research and practice. Although training and technical skills are required for traditional tape and caliper anthropometry, a new opportunity exists for automated measur...