Toward decision support for breast reconstruction: automated calculation of symmetry measure on clinical photographs

AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2008 Nov 6:1045.

Abstract

The quality of life of breast cancer survivors is maintained by minimizing adverse effects on their physical appearance. In this study, we present an automated method for computing a common measure of breast symmetry, the normalized Breast Retraction Assessment (pBRA), from routine clinical photographs taken to document breast reconstruction procedures.

MeSH terms

  • Breast / pathology*
  • Breast / surgery*
  • Decision Support Systems, Clinical*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Mastectomy / methods*
  • Pattern Recognition, Automated / methods*
  • Photography / methods*
  • Plastic Surgery Procedures / methods
  • Surgery, Computer-Assisted / methods*