title: ProstAtlas: a digital morphologic atlas of the prostate.
abstract: Computer-aided medical interventions and medical robotics for prostate cancer have known an increasing interest and research activity. However before the routine deployment of these procedures in clinical practice becomes a reality, in vivo and in silico validations must be undertaken. In this study, we developed a digital morphologic atlas of the prostate. We were interested by the gland, the peripheral zone and the central gland. Starting from an image base collected from 30 selected patients, a mean shape and most important deformations for each structure were deduced using principal component analysis. The usefulness of this atlas was highlighted in two applications: image simulation and physical phantom design.
authors.affiliation: Inserm, U703, 152, rue du Docteur Yersin, 59120 Loos, France. n-betrouni@chru-lille.fr
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Betrouni
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iancu
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Puech
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mordon
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Makni
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D011467:Prostate / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity