title: Utero-fetal unit and pregnant woman modeling using a computer graphics approach for dosimetry studies.
abstract: Potential sanitary effects related to electromagnetic fields exposure raise public concerns, especially for fetuses during pregnancy. Human fetus exposure can only be assessed through simulated dosimetry studies, performed on anthropomorphic models of pregnant women. In this paper, we propose a new methodology to generate a set of detailed utero-fetal unit (UFU) 3D models during the first and third trimesters of pregnancy, based on segmented 3D ultrasound and MRI data. UFU models are built using recent geometry processing methods derived from mesh-based computer graphics techniques and embedded in a synthetic woman body. Nine pregnant woman models have been generated using this approach and validated by obstetricians, for anatomical accuracy and representativeness.
authors.affiliation: Telecom ParisTech, CNRS UMR 5141 LTCI, Paris, France.
authors.forename: Jérémie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Anquez
authors.forename: Tamy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Boubekeur
authors.forename: Lazar
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bibin
authors.forename: Elsa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Angelini
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bloch
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008954:Models, Biological; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000502:physiology*; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods*; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal / Q000379:methods*