Francesca Uccheddu, Marco Ghionzoli, Yary Volpe, Michaela Servi, Rocco Furferi, Lapo Governi, Flavio Facchini, Roberto Lo Piccolo, Kathleen S McGreevy, Alessandra Martin, Monica Carfagni, Antonio Messineo
BACKGROUND: Current approaches to quantifying the severity of pectus excavatum (PE) require internal measurements based on cross-sectional imaging. The aim of this study is to exploit a novel index evaluated on the external surface of the chest with a 3D optical scanner. METHODS: 51 children (41 males, 10 females), between 2 and 17 years old, were evaluated with a 3D optical scanner. PE severity was calculated by using an ad hoc instant 3D scanner and defining an automatic procedure to generate an optical 3D index (CI-3D)...
March 13, 2018: Annals of Thoracic Surgery