Breast measurement using Adobe Photoshop®

INTRODUCTION: With the globalization and improvement of digital media and, consequently, the increasing use of digital photography, it is necessary to create reliable measurement methods. In clinical practice, direct measurement using tape measure, ruler, and compass, is most commonly used. However, there are intrinsic (body contour) and extrinsic (patient collaboration or respiratory movements) factors that may influence the data obtained. Photography and graphics software can be an accurate, comfortable, and reproducible alternative to direct measurement. The objective is to demonstrate how to perform breast measurement using Adobe Photoshop software. METHODS: Participants were described the position to assume. Imaging capturing techniques and software calibration were performed in order to obtain the final breast measurement. Markers were placed on the breast and arms of 40 women volunteers aged 18 to 60 years using an anterior view. The union of these markers in each hemibody resulted in seven linear segments, one angle and one transverse segment common to both hemibodies. These photographs were evaluated as a RAW file, by 3 evaluators, assisted by Adobe Photoshop CS6® software. RESULTS: Photoshop CS6® proved effective in the breast measurement using RAW files. CONCLUSION: Photoshop® showed precision and effectiveness for breast measurement

Getting to know the types of JPEG and RAW photo files used in research

INTRODUCTION: Indirect anthropometric measurements are important in research but may also be significant in the legal area as a quantitative instrument for pre- and post-operative evaluation. The type of file used determines variations in the manipulation of the images. The objective is to study the types of image files used in digital photography that will find utility in research. METHODS: The breasts of 40 women volunteers were measured in 80 hemithoraces, and the mammary region and arms were marked in the frontal position. The union of these points in each hemithorax formed seven linear segments, an angular measure, and a median segment common to both hemithoraces. These photographs were evaluated as high definition RAW and JPEG files by three observers using Adobe Photoshop CS6® software. RESULTS: RAW and JPEG files were shown to be effective in breast measurement. CONCLUSION: RAW and JPEG files presented similar results in the measurement of female breasts

Quality of systematic reviews in breast plastic surgery

Introdução: Existem poucos dados na literatura que avaliem a qualidade de revisões sistemáticas (RS) em cirurgia plástica mamária. Objetivo: Avaliar a qualidade das RS em cirurgia plástica mamária. Método: Estudo secundário, observacional e analítico. Foram incluídos estudos de RS em cirurgia plástica mamária, com a participação de pelo menos um cirurgião plástico, publicados até o ano de 2020. As buscas de artigos foram realizadas nas bases de dados: CCTR, LILACS, MEDLINE e SCIELO. Após a seleção e leitura na íntegra dos estudos, eles foram avaliados de acordo com o instrumento AMSTAR 2. As análises estatísticas foram realizadas no programa RevMan. 3.5.1. Resultados: A busca eletrônica identificou 810 referências, entre as quais 583 não atenderam os critérios de elegibilidade, sendo avaliados 227 estudos. A mediana do tempo de publicação dos artigos foi de 57,0 ± 59,0 meses, o fator de impacto médio foi de 0,65 de citações por mês e escore AMSTAR-2 de 66,2 ± 32,3. Entre os artigos avaliados, 39,65% (n=90) realizaram meta-análise, 52,42% (n=119) utilizaram o PRISMA, e a maioria dos artigos apontaram a necessidade de mais estudos para responder à pergunta a que se propuseram (92,95%; n=211). Artigos que utilizaram o PRISMA tiveram menor tempo de publicação (39,0 ± 34,0 meses) e maior escore AMSTAR-2 (77,6 ± 17,7). Foi observado o aumento no número de publicações e tendência de aumento do escore AMSTAR-2 e diminuição do fator de impacto do artigo (p<0,001). Conclusões: A qualidade das RS em cirurgia plástica mamária atingiu escore mediano de 66,2, dado que os itens 2, 9 e 13 do AMSTAR-2 apresentaram melhor capacidade de identificar estudos com maior qualidade