Breast Volume Measurement of 598 Women Using Biostereometric Analysis

@article{Loughry1989BreastVM,
  title={Breast Volume Measurement of 598 Women Using Biostereometric Analysis},
  author={C. William Loughry and Daniel B. Sheffer and Thomas E. Price and Richard L. Einsporn and R G Bartfai and W M Morek and N M Meli},
  journal={Annals of Plastic Surgery},
  year={1989},
  volume={22},
  pages={380-385}
}
A study of the volumes of the right and left breasts of 598 subjects was undertaken using biostereometric analysis. This measurement uses close-range stereophotogrammetry to characterize the shape of the breast, and is noncontact, noninvasive, accurate, and rapid with respect to the subject involvement time. Using chi-square tests, volumes and volumetric differences between breast pairs were compared with handedness, perception of breast size by each subject, age, and menstrual status. No… 
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