title: MRI skin segmentation for the virtual deformation of the breast under mammographic compression.
abstract: Breast Magnetic Resonance Image skin has similar intensity levels than dense tissue, and may produce segmentation errors if not managed correctly. In this work a novel skin segmentation method is presented and validated by experts, aimed to obtain as many pixels belonging to the real skin as possible. Segmented skin will be used to build a breast biomechanical model to register X-Ray Images with Magnetic Resonance Images in the future, using a virtually deformed Magnetic Resonance Image.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Interuniversitario de Investigación en Bioingeniería y Tecnología Orientada al Ser Humano.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Solves Llorens
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Monserrat
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Rupérez
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Naranjo
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Alajami
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Feliu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lloret
mesh_terms: D001940:Breast / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008327:Mammography; D012867:Skin; D013314:Stress, Mechanical