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Multi-view stereophotogrammetry for post-mastectomy breast reconstruction

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A multi-view three-dimensional stereophotogrammetry system was developed to capture 3D shape of breasts for breast cancer patients. The patients had received immediate unilateral breast reconstruction after mastectomy by the extended latissimus dorsi flap and without contralateral surgery. In order to capture the whole breast shape including the inframammary fold, the patients were introduced to the imaging room and leaned over the imaging rig to open up the inframammary fold and to expose the entire area of each breast. The imaging system consisted of eight high-resolution (\(4504\times 3000\) pixels) digital cameras and four flash units. The cameras were arranged in four stereo pairs from four different view angles to cover the whole surface of the breasts. The system calibration was carried out ahead of every capture session, and the stereo images were matched to generate four range images to be integrated using an elastic model proposed. A watertight breast mesh model was reconstructed to measure the volume of the breast captured. The accuracy of using the developed multi-view stereophotogrammetry system for breast volume measurement was 11.12cc with SEM 7.74cc, comparing to the measurements of the water displacement method. It was concluded that the 3D stereophotogrammetry image system developed was more reliable than the method of water displacement.

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  1. Medical Devices Unit, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, G51 4TF, UK

    Xiangyang Ju

  2. Abteilung fr Plastische-, Hand- und Wiederherstellungschirurgie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl-Neuberg-Strae 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany

    Helga Henseler

  3. Department of Joint Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou Research Institute of Computational Orthopedics at Joint Implantation Key Laboratory of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, China

    Matthew Jian-qiao Peng

  4. Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong

    Balvinder S. Khambay

  5. Canniesburn Plastic Surgery Unit Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 84 Castle Street, Glasgow, G4 0SF, UK

    Arup K. Ray

  6. Dental Hospital and School, Medical Faculty, MVLS College, Glasgow University, 378 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, G2 3JZ, UK

    Ashraf F. Ayoub

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All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. Approval has been granted form national ethics committee (IRAS), and sponsorship was obtained from Greater Glasgow & Clyde Health Board (R & D Ref: WN08BU237) of the UK. The source of data is 3D stereophotogrammetry images of the breast following cancer resection and reconstruction.

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Ju, X., Henseler, H., Peng, M.Jq. et al. Multi-view stereophotogrammetry for post-mastectomy breast reconstruction. Med Biol Eng Comput 54, 475–484 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11517-015-1334-3

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