Accuracy, Reliability, and Validity of a 3-Dimensional Scanner for Assessing Torso Shape in Idiopathic Scoliosis

Abstract

The Vitronic 3D Body Scanner has sufficient accuracy, reliability, and validity to monitor torso asymmetry due to scoliosis. Scan-based measures differentiate between normal and pathological and between preoperative and postoperative body shape and show good correlation with measures of appearance and quality of life.