Objective outcome evaluation of breast surgery.
A new method is proposed to unambiguously define a geometric partitioning of 3D models of female thorax. A breast partitioning scheme is derived from simple geometric primitives and well-defined anatomical points. Relevant measurements can be extrapolated from breast partition. Our method has been tested on a number of breast 3D models acquired by means of a commercial scanner on real clinical cases.
Farinella
Giovanni Maria
GM
IPLab-DMI, University of Catania, Italy. gfarinella@dmi.unict.it
Impoco
Gaetano
G
Gallo
Giovanni
G
Spoto
Salvatore
S
Catanuto
Giuseppe
G
Nava
Maurizio B
MB
D000465:Algorithms; D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D001940:Breast / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D016462:Mammaplasty / Q000379:methods*; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated / Q000379:methods; D011379:Prognosis; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome