title: Toward the simulation of the strain of female pelvic organs.
abstract: Surgical simulators have undergone a significant development, especially since the rise of mini-invasive surgery. The main simulators of digestive surgery have been developed for solid organs such as the liver and spleen. Studies relating to soft tissues like the pelvic organs are rare. The aim of this work was to create a model of female pelvis that will be used as a basis for the development of a patient specific pelvic simulator. A dynamic MRI acquisition is used to evaluate and to set the simulation model.
authors.affiliation: I&M group of LSIS Laboratory UMR CNRS 6168, Domaine universitaire de St Jérôme 13397 Marseille Cedex, France. marc-emmanuel.bellemare@lsis.org
authors.forename: M-E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Bellemare
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pirró
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Marsac
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Durieux
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D010388:Pelvis / Q000033:anatomy & histology*