Anthropometrics & 3D Fully Body Scanlab

Together, the Anthropometrics Group & the Clinical Evolutionary Medicine Group of the IEM run a fully equipped Scan Lab consisting of a 3D laser-based photonic full body scanner Anthroscan VITUSbodyscan Bodyscanner, a Seca mBCA 515 bioelectrical impedance analysis device, a Jamar dynamometer to measure grip strength, and classical anthropometric tools (Seca 201 to measure waist circumference, calipers, Seca 216 to measure height). The Scan Lab is currently involved in various IEM research projects and was recently featured in Swiss National TV SRF science programme Einstein. If you are interested to collaborate please get in contact with  PD Dr. Kaspar Staub or PD Dr. Dr. Nicole Bender.

• Ritter, Severin; Staub, Kaspar; Eppenberger, Patrick (2021). Associations between relative body fat and areal body surface roughness characteristics in 3D photonic body scans-a proof of feasibility. International Journal of Obesity, 45(4):906-913.

• Ekingen, Turgut; Sob, Cynthia; Hartmann, Christina; Rühli, Frank J; Matthes, Katarina L; Staub, Kaspar; Bender, Nicole (2022). Associations between hydration status, body composition, sociodemographic and lifestyle factors in the general population: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health, 22:900.

• Sob, Cynthia; Giacone, Luana; Staub, Kaspar; Bender, Nicole; Siegrist, Michael; Hartmann, Christina (2021). Drawings or 3D models: Do illustration methods matter when assessing perceived body size and body dissatisfaction?. PLoS ONE, 16(12):e0261645.

• Cavegn, Cristine; Rühli, Frank; Bender, Nicole; Staub, Kaspar (2020). Prediction of muscle mass in arms and legs based on 3D laser-based photonic body scans’ standard dimensions in a homogenous sample of young men. Journal Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging & Visualization:Epub ahead of print.

• Sager, Roman; Güsewell, Sabine; Rühli, Frank; Bender, Nicole; Staub, Kaspar (2020). Multiple measures derived from 3D photonic body scans improve predictions of fat and muscle mass in young Swiss men. PLoS ONE, 15(6):e0234552.

• Beckmann, Claudia; Aldakak, Lafi; Eppenberger, Patrick; Rühli, Frank; Staub, Kaspar; Bender, Nicole (2019).  Body height and waist circumference of young Swiss men as assessed by 3D laser-based photonic scans and by manual anthropometric measurements. PeerJ, 7:e8095.

• Koepke, Nikola; Zwahlen, Marcel; Wells, Jonathan C; Bender, Nicole; Henneberg, Maciej; Rühli, Frank J; Staub, Kaspar (2017). Comparison of 3D laser-based photonic scans and manual anthropometric measurements of body size and shape in a validation study of 123 young Swiss men. PeerJ, 5:e2980.

• Tages-Anzeiger, 06.05.2018: "Ganz schön vermessen. Zürcher Forscher sammeln mithilfe eines 3-D-Ganzkörperscanners zahlreiche Daten von Testpersonen. Sie wollen so Gesundheitsrisiken vorhersagen können. Ein Selbsttest."

• Seebauer Magdalena, UZH-News, 10.10.2017: "Vom Scheitel bis zur Sohle."