title: Automatic landmarks detection in breast reconstruction aesthetic assessment.
abstract: This paper addresses a fully automatic landmarks detection method for breast reconstruction aesthetic assessment. The set of landmarks detected are the supraesternal notch (SSN), armpits, nipples, and inframammary fold (IMF). These landmarks are commonly used in order to perform anthropometric measurements for aesthetic assessment. The methodological approach is based on both illumination and morphological analysis. The proposed method has been tested with 21 images. A good overall performance is observed, although several improvements must be achieved in order to refine the detection of nipples and SSNs.
authors.affiliation: Technological Innovation Group, Virgen Macarena - Virgen del Rocío Univ. Hospitals. Sevilla.
authors.forename: Francisco J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Núñez-Benjumea
authors.affiliation: Signal Theory and Communications Dept. Univ. of Sevilla. Sevilla.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Serrano
authors.affiliation: Signal Theory and Communications Dept. Univ. of Sevilla. Sevilla.
authors.forename: Begoña
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Acha
mesh_terms: D059925:Anatomic Landmarks / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D001940:Breast / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional / Q000379:methods; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated / Q000379:methods; D010781:Photography / Q000379:methods*; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016896:Treatment Outcome