title: Toward decision support for breast reconstruction: automated calculation of symmetry measure on clinical photographs.
abstract: The quality of life of breast cancer survivors is maintained by minimizing adverse effects on their physical appearance. In this study, we present an automated method for computing a common measure of breast symmetry, the normalized Breast Retraction Assessment (pBRA), from routine clinical photographs taken to document breast reconstruction procedures.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Austin, TX, USA.
authors.forename: Mugdha
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dabeer
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kyrish
authors.forename: Min Soon
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Reyes
authors.forename: Nitin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Udpa
authors.forename: Gregory P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Reece
authors.forename: Mia K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Markey
mesh_terms: D001940:Breast / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D020000:Decision Support Systems, Clinical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008408:Mastectomy / Q000379:methods*; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated / Q000379:methods*; D010781:Photography / Q000379:methods*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*