3D photography is a reliable method of measuring infantile haemangioma volume over time

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• 作者：Sarah A. Robertson^a ; ^{sarah.robertson@uqconnect.edu.au" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Roy M. Kimble^b ; ^c ; ^{royk@uq.edu.au" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Kristen J. Storey^c ; ^{Kristen.Storey@health.qld.gov.au" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Emma L. Gee Kee^b ; ^{e.geekee@uq.edu.au" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Kellie A. Stockton^b ; ^d ; ^{k.stockton@uq.edu.au" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author}
• 关键词：Infantile haemangioma ; Volume ; 3D photography ; Reliability
• 刊名：Journal of Pediatric Surgery
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：September 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：51
• 期：9
• 页码：1552-1556
• 全文大小：538 K

文摘

Infantile haemangiomas are common lesions of infancy. With the development of novel treatments utilised to accelerate their regression, there is a need for a method of assessing these lesions over time. Volume is an ideal assessment method because of its quantifiable nature. This study investigated whether 3D photography is a valid tool for measuring the volume of infantile haemangiomas over time.

Method

Thirteen children with infantile haemangiomas presenting to the Vascular Anomalies Clinic, Royal Children's Hospital/Lady Cilento Children's Hospital treated with propranolol were included in the study. Lesion volume was assessed using 3D photography at presentation, one month and three months follow up. Intrarater reliability was determined by retracing all images several months after the initial mapping. Interrater reliability of the 3D camera software was determined by two investigators, blinded to each other's results, independently assessing infantile haemangioma volume.

Results

Lesion volume decreased significantly between presentation and three-month follow-up (p < 0.001). Volume intra- and interrater reliability were excellent with ICC 0.991 (95% CI 0.982, 0.995) and 0.978 (95% CI 0.955, 0.989), respectively.

Conclusion

This study demonstrates images taken with the 3D LifeViz™ camera and lesion volume calculated with Dermapix® software is a reliable method for assessing infantile haemangioma volume over time.