Statistical body height estimation from a single image

AbstractFor nutritional assessment work for older population, it is important to be able to estimate body height based on knee height. The present report describes three equations for height estimation among older Bengalees based on knee height and compares the results with knee height based formulae developed for several other populations. Anthropometric measurements were analyzed from 114 (62 men and 52 women) older subjects aged >= 55 years. The subjects were randomly selected from two blocks (Contai I and Ramnagar I), at coastal area of Purba Medinipur District in West Bengal, India. A population specific formula for height was created based on knee height of the subjects. These estimated formulae from the present study and fourteen other previously reported formulae were also applied to these older population and the mean estimation errors were statistically compared. Analysis indicated that our derived formulae gave accurate estimation of height among the subjects.

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Total body height estimation using sacrum height in Anatolian Caucasians: multidetector computed tomography-based virtual anthropometry

Skeletal Radiology ◽

10.1007/s00256-010-0937-x ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 40 (5) ◽

pp. 623-630 ◽

Cited By ~ 36

Author(s):

Hakki Muammer Karakas ◽

Osman Celbis ◽

Ahmet Harma ◽

Banu Alicioglu

Keyword(s):

Computed Tomography ◽

Multidetector Computed Tomography ◽

Body Height ◽

Height Estimation ◽

Total Body

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Height estimation based on second cervical vertebra measured using three-dimensional computed tomographic scanning in Iranian adults

BMC Research Notes ◽

10.1186/s13104-019-4634-0 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Seyed Reza Saadat Mostafavi ◽

Azadeh Memarian ◽

Omid Motamedi ◽

Mohammadreza Khaleghi ◽

Mehdi Pouromidi

Keyword(s):

Ct Scan ◽

Cervical Vertebrae ◽

Adult Population ◽

Body Height ◽

Three Dimensional ◽

Cervical Vertebra ◽

The Body ◽

Height Estimation ◽

Computed Tomographic ◽

Linear Dimensions

Abstract Objectives The cervical vertebrae are more durable than other skeletal components, and therefore may be the only remnants of a dead body. The present study aims to investigate the role of several linear dimensions of the second cervical vertebrae measured by Three-Dimensional Computed Tomographic Scanning (3D CT Scan) in height estimation of Iranian adult population. In this cross-sectional study, height determination was performed by measuring 15 indexes of the second cervical vertebrae. Indexes were obtained by screening cervical CT scan of 66 patients (33 males and 33 females) aged ≥ 18 years at Rasoul Hospital. Chi square, T student and logistic regression tests were used for statistical analysis. The significance level was considered to be < 0.05. Result In the total population, among the indexes for the second cervical vertebrae, the Max height of the axis (AMA) (r = 0.470, P = 0.0001), Max length of the axis (CMA) (r = 0.320, P = 0.007), and Sagittal max body diameter (DSMC) (r = 0.281, P = 0.019) had a strong and positive correlation with height. The results of this study showed the accuracy of linear dimensions of cervical vertebrae in determining the body height of the Iranian adult population.

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