3D surface imaging and breast conservation
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The use of 3D surface imaging in the objective assessment of breast conserving therapy
IRAS ID
164043
Contact name
Jennifer Rusby
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Clinical Research and Development. The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 9 months, 1 days
Research summary
Approximately 28,500 women undergo BCT each year. The long term success of BCT is measured by primary local control of the cancer, however it is also recognised that there is a correlation between psychosocial wellbeing and the cosmetic result of BCT.
3D photography (also known as 3D surface imaging) allows measurements of certain parameters of breast shape (sternal notch to nipple distance, nipple to inframammary crease distance) and calculation of breast volume. It is currently used in the cosmetic surgery field and has been used to objectively analyse breast reconstruction after mastectomy. Little work has been done in the use of 3D photography in the analysis of Breast Conserving Therapy (BCT) yet the detailed measurements may facilitate the objective assessment of outcome.
We recently conducted a pilot study involving sixteen women who have undergone breast cancer surgery, to establish a reproducible method for measuring volume.In this study we intend to take 3D photographs of women who have undergone BCT with the aim of assessing whether using this method is an effective way to evaluate the cosmetic outcome of the surgery. We will compare the outcomes from the 3D photography with Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) and 2D photographs. We plan investigate whether it is possible to measure the focal areas of volume loss in the breast tissue that the patients’ notice. We plan to test the accuracy of a smaller portable 3D photography device. If this device is as accurate as the larger, fixed device then it could open the use of 3D imaging to many more hospitals.
Finally, we intend to develop a model to predict volume asymmetry after BCT using clinical risk factors which will inform and educate surgeons and their patients.REC name
London - Riverside Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/LO/0010
Date of REC Opinion
19 Jan 2015
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion