A 3D Tablet Sensor Approach to the Measurement of a Lymphedema

A 3D Tablet Sensor Approach to the Measurement of an Upper and Lower Limb Volume in the Monitoring of a Lymphedema

Up to now, the diagnosis of lymphedema remains hard and delayed. It suffers from many limitations such as lack of coordination and formation of the health-care network. The diversity of used tools is another obstacle because all provided solutions on the market are either costless with poor accuracy, or highly expensive but with excellent accuracy. Therefore, we decided to evaluate an affordable and open-source 3D iPad sensor sharing the same technology used in Kinect sensors.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Unilateral lymphedema

Exclusion Criteria:

• Minor patient,
• Bilateral lymphedema,
• Trophic disorders: Acute or recent skin infection (<1 month after the end of antibiotic therapy), unhealed wounds.
• Predictable difficulties in carrying out the measurements due to the patient's physical limitations (maintenance of orthostatic or sitting position <5 minutes)
• Single or bilateral edema with a different etiology than lymphedema.