BVI as a risk indicator
The BVI Scanner is a unique system that takes the body and body composition by section and produces a ratio of health risk based on a person's individual shape. BVI is able to:-
- Automatically measure the changes in a person's body volume and part volume;establishing where weight is distributed.
- Assess the risks associated with greater or less volume in a given region, for example the abdominal area
- Relate the health risks of a person to their body shape, taking previous medical history, blood results, age and gender into account
- Compare a patient's BVI against the national BVI data average shape for their age and gender
- Produce a patient information sheet, providing details of measurement data against the national average and comparison against previous scans
- Offer clinicians a useful diagnostic tool to discuss sensitive body shape issues with a patient and to use the data as a motivational tool for obesity, anorexia and other health issues


