Reconstruction of breast using a laser lithographic model: a case report.
A three-dimensional laser scanner enables the measurement of surface data from objects with no contact, both quickly and in three dimensions. A 40-year-old woman with a right breast cancer had undergone a simple mastectomy. The surface of the chest was then measured with the non-contact three-dimensional laser scanner. Using the mirror image of data obtained by the same system, a mask-like model of the breast was made using laser lithography technology. This model was used for reconstruction of the breast after mastectomy. It was effective in determining the position and form of the breast which was to be repaired.
Kurokawa
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Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Nagahama Red Cross Hospital, Shiga, Japan.
Yamada
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Fu
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Tsutsumi
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D000328:Adult; D001940:Breast / Q000601:surgery*; D019928:Breast Implantation / Q000379:methods / Q000534:rehabilitation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D007834:Lasers; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D013518:Surgery, Plastic / Q000379:methods*