Segmentation of the Breast Skin and Its Influence in the Simulation of the Breast Compression during an X-Ray Mammography

A novel method of skin segmentation is presented aimed to obtain as many pixels belonging to the real skin as possible. This method is validated by experts in radiology. In addition, a biomechanical model of the breast, which considers the skin segmented in this way, is constructed to study the infl...

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Main Authors: J. A. Solves Llorens, M. J. Rupérez, C. Monserrat, E. Feliu, M. García, M. Lloret
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:The Scientific World Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/876489
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author J. A. Solves Llorens
M. J. Rupérez
C. Monserrat
E. Feliu
M. García
M. Lloret
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description A novel method of skin segmentation is presented aimed to obtain as many pixels belonging to the real skin as possible. This method is validated by experts in radiology. In addition, a biomechanical model of the breast, which considers the skin segmented in this way, is constructed to study the influence of considering real skin in the simulation of the breast compression during an X-ray mammography. The reaction forces of the plates are obtained and compared with the reaction forces obtained using classical methods that model the skin as a 2D membranes that cover all the breast. The results of this work show that, in most of the cases, the method of skin segmentation is accurate and that real skin should be considered in the simulation of the breast compression during the X-ray mammographies.
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spelling doaj-art-14acfc61c2844c74bb64d3b8bc274e242025-02-03T06:11:33ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2012-01-01201210.1100/2012/876489876489Segmentation of the Breast Skin and Its Influence in the Simulation of the Breast Compression during an X-Ray MammographyJ. A. Solves Llorens0M. J. Rupérez1C. Monserrat2E. Feliu3M. García4M. Lloret5Instituto Interuniversitario de Investigación en Bioingeniería y Tecnología Orientada al Ser Humano/LabHuman, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, SpainInstituto Interuniversitario de Investigación en Bioingeniería y Tecnología Orientada al Ser Humano/LabHuman, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, SpainInstituto Interuniversitario de Investigación en Bioingeniería y Tecnología Orientada al Ser Humano/LabHuman, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, SpainUnidad RM, Hospital Clínica Benidorm, Avenida Alfonso Puchades 8, 03501 Benidorm, SpainUnidad RM, Hospital Clínica Benidorm, Avenida Alfonso Puchades 8, 03501 Benidorm, SpainServicio de Radiodiagnóstico de Adultos, Hospital Universitari y Politécnic La Fe de Valencia, Bulevar Sur, 46026 Valencia, SpainA novel method of skin segmentation is presented aimed to obtain as many pixels belonging to the real skin as possible. This method is validated by experts in radiology. In addition, a biomechanical model of the breast, which considers the skin segmented in this way, is constructed to study the influence of considering real skin in the simulation of the breast compression during an X-ray mammography. The reaction forces of the plates are obtained and compared with the reaction forces obtained using classical methods that model the skin as a 2D membranes that cover all the breast. The results of this work show that, in most of the cases, the method of skin segmentation is accurate and that real skin should be considered in the simulation of the breast compression during the X-ray mammographies.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/876489
spellingShingle J. A. Solves Llorens
M. J. Rupérez
C. Monserrat
E. Feliu
M. García
M. Lloret
Segmentation of the Breast Skin and Its Influence in the Simulation of the Breast Compression during an X-Ray Mammography
The Scientific World Journal
title Segmentation of the Breast Skin and Its Influence in the Simulation of the Breast Compression during an X-Ray Mammography
title_full Segmentation of the Breast Skin and Its Influence in the Simulation of the Breast Compression during an X-Ray Mammography
title_fullStr Segmentation of the Breast Skin and Its Influence in the Simulation of the Breast Compression during an X-Ray Mammography
title_full_unstemmed Segmentation of the Breast Skin and Its Influence in the Simulation of the Breast Compression during an X-Ray Mammography
title_short Segmentation of the Breast Skin and Its Influence in the Simulation of the Breast Compression during an X-Ray Mammography
title_sort segmentation of the breast skin and its influence in the simulation of the breast compression during an x ray mammography
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/2012/876489
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