Technology
Body Analysis System
BAS
3D body surface capture and measurement — transforming subjective before-and-after comparison into objective circumference data, posture analysis, and treatment-progress documentation.
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Body Analysis
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What it is
The Body Analysis System uses 3D structured-light scanning to capture full-body surface geometry in seconds. From a single capture, the system derives precise circumference measurements at any plane, volume calculations for specific body zones, symmetry assessments, and comparative overlays against prior scans. Data is stored per patient, making longitudinal progress tracking precise, consistent, and immune to operator variability.
This is the body equivalent of calibrated photography — except the data is dimensional, not interpretive.
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How it works
Structured-light scanning projects a known pattern onto the body surface and reads its deformation through a camera array, reconstructing a dense 3D point cloud in milliseconds. Software algorithms segment the cloud into anatomical zones, calculate distances and volumes, and compare against reference captures. Because the coordinate system is fixed to the scanner, not to a practitioner's tape measure or eye, measurements are reproducible regardless of who performs the assessment.
Progress data captured this way is defensible in a clinical context and compelling in a patient conversation — a specific number from a specific date, compared to a specific number from today.
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Where it earns its place
Body composition and contouring programs are sold on outcomes. Objective measurement of those outcomes — not "I think I can see a difference" but "your waist circumference reduced by 2.3 cm over six weeks" — is what drives both patient retention and word-of-mouth referral. The Body Analysis System turns every program into a data story the patient takes home and tells others.
Independent clinical literature
The science, in the journals
Published research on 3D body scanning for clinical measurement and body composition assessment.
- 01Three-dimensional body scanning technology for assessment of changes in body contour following lipolytic proceduresFranco W, et al. Lasers Surg Med. 2018;50(2):128–133. doi:10.1002/lsm.22740. PMID 290238663D surface scanning provided reliable, quantitative measurement of body contour changes following non-invasive lipolytic treatment, outperforming traditional anthropometric methods for sensitivity.View →
- 02Validation of 3-dimensional body scanning for clinical anthropometric measurementsJaeschke L, et al. BMC Obes. 2015;2:32. doi:10.1186/s40608-015-0062-0. PMC45387483D body scanning yielded body circumference measurements that were statistically equivalent to reference anthropometric methods, with lower inter-operator variability.View →
Independent publications on this technology class. Findings relate to the studied protocols and devices, not to any specific MANA device.
