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However, commercially available scanning equipment required is often expensive and proprietary. Smartphone photogrammetry could offer a low cost alternative, but there is no widely accepted imaging technique for prosthetic socket digitisation. Therefore, this paper aims to determine an optimal imaging technique for whole socket photogrammetry and evaluate the resultant scan measurement accuracy. A 3D printed transtibial socket was produced to create digital and physical twins, as reference models. The printed socket was photographed from 360 positions and simplified genetic algorithms were used to design a series of experiments, whereby a collection of photos were processed using Autodesk ReCap. The most fit technique was used to assess accuracy. The accuracy of the socket wall volume, surface area and height were 61.63%, 99.61% and 99.90%, respectively, when compared to the digital reference model. The scanned model had a wall thickness ranging from 2.075 mm at the top to 7.758 mm towards the base of the socket, compared to a consistent thickness of 2.025 mm in the control model. The technique selected did not show sufficient accuracy for clinical application due to the degradation of accuracy nearer to the base of the socket interior. However, using an internal wall thickness estimation, scans may be of sufficient accuracy for clinical use; assuming a uniform wall thickness.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/s21248405","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,12,16]],"date-time":"2021-12-16T21:32:40Z","timestamp":1639690360000},"page":"8405","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":21,"title":["The Use of Smartphone Photogrammetry to Digitise Transtibial Sockets: Optimisation of Method and Quantitative Evaluation of Suitability"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"21","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9515-9000","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sean","family":"Cullen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering Design and Physical Sciences, Brunel University, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge UB8 3PH, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6456-6914","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ruth","family":"Mackay","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering Design and Physical Sciences, Brunel University, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge UB8 3PH, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4295-3718","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Amir","family":"Mohagheghi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Sport, Health & Exercise Sciences, College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Brunel University, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge UB8 3PH, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2604-0804","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Xinli","family":"Du","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering Design and Physical Sciences, Brunel University, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge UB8 3PH, UK"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,12,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"361","DOI":"10.1682\/JRRD.2009.12.0193","article-title":"Comparison of satisfaction with current prosthetic care in veterans and servicemembers from vietnam and OIF\/OEF conflicts with major traumatic limb loss","volume":"47","author":"Berke","year":"2010","journal-title":"J. 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