Method and system for postural analysis and measuring anatomical dimensions from a digital three-dimensional image on a mobile device
A mobile, hand-held communication device with a digital display, and a 3D camera for acquiring a three-dimensional image of the human body is programmed to function as a digital anthropometer. The user digitizes anatomical landmarks on the displayed image to quickly obtain anatomical measurements which are used with a known morphological relationship to make an anatomical prediction for clothing measurement, body composition, orthotic and insert manufacturing, and postural displacement with accuracy and without external equipment.
1. A method of deriving an anatomical prediction using a known morphological relationship and a programmed apparatus including a digital touch screen display and a 3D camera configured to acquire an image of a person on the digital touch screen display, the method comprising:
acquiring at least one digital three-dimensional image of a person on the digital touch screen display;
digitizing points on a plurality of anatomical landmarks on the displayed three-dimensional image;
calculating a circumferential measurement of at least a portion of a body of a person in the displayed three-dimensional image using at least the digitized points on the displayed three-dimensional image; and
making an anatomical prediction based on the calculated circumferential measurement and a known morphological relationship.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the anatomical prediction is a clothing measurement.
3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the clothing measurement is selected from the group consisting of neck, overarm, chest, waist, hips, sleeve and outseam.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the anatomical prediction is a body composition.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising activating the 3D camera to acquire the three-dimensional image of the person,
wherein the programmed apparatus is a mobile, hand-held communication device having the 3D camera.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the anatomical prediction is a volume of a body part.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the points on the plurality of anatomical landmarks are digitized by touching the digital touch screen display of the image at respective anatomical landmarks.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the digital three-dimensional image is a foot of the person and the method further comprises using the anatomical prediction for orthotic or insert manufacturing.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the circumferential measurement of the at least the portion of the body of the person in the displayed three-dimensional image is calculated by adding a linear distance between the digitized points on the displayed three-dimensional image along a predetermined two-dimensional plane of the image.
10. The method of claim 1 , including displaying the anatomical prediction on the digital touch screen display.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the anatomical prediction is a postural displacement.
12. A method for making an anatomical measurement of a body of a person, the method comprising:
providing a digital anthropometer on a mobile device;
acquiring at least one digital three-dimensional image of a body of a person and displaying the digital three-dimensional image on the device; and
digitizing anatomical landmarks provided on the digital three-dimensional image displayed on the device for calculating a circumferential measurement of the body of the person.
13. A system for determining an anatomical measurement of a body of a person, the system comprising:
a programmed device comprising a digital touch screen display having an array of pixels;
a 3D camera configured to acquire a three-dimensional image of a at least a portion of a body of a person on the digital touch screen display,
a digital anthropometer configured to digitize anatomical landmarks on the three-dimensional image of the at least the portion of the body of the person displayed on the digital touch screen display in order to calculate a circumferential measurement of the at least the portion of the body of the person; and
a controller configured to make an anatomical prediction using the circumferential measurement and a known morphological relationship.
14. The system according to claim 13 , wherein the anatomical prediction is a clothing measurement.
15. The system according to claim 13 , wherein the anatomical prediction is a body composition.
16. The system according to claim 13 , wherein the anatomical prediction is a postural displacement.
17. The system according to claim 13 , wherein the anatomical prediction is configured for use in orthotic or insert manufacturing.
18. The system according to claim 13 , wherein the programmed device is a mobile, hand-held communication device.