Anatomical recognition, orientation and display of an upper torso to assist breast surgery

摘要

Various methods, techniques or modules are provided to allow for the automated analysis of the 3-D representation of the upper front torso (i) to recognize 3-D anatomical features, (ii) to orient the subject with reference to their anatomy or a display, (iii) to determine dimensional analysis including direct point-to-point lines, 3-D surface lines, and volume values, (iv) to simulate the outcome with the addition of breast implants including breast and nipple positioning, (v) to assist in the selection of the breast implants, and/or (vi) to assist in the planning of breast surgery. The automated analysis is based on the analysis of changes in a 3-D contour map of the upper torso, orientation analysis of 3-D features and planes, color analysis of 3-D features, and/or dimensional analysis of 3-D features and positions of the upper torso.

主权项

1. A computer implemented method for assisting breast augmentation surgery planning, the method comprising:
generating a three dimensional representation of an upper front torso of a woman; analyzing a rate of change of at least one contour present in the three dimensional representation of the upper front torso, wherein the analysis analyzes at least one anatomical feature of the upper front torso; constructing a virtual chest wall from the analysis wherein the virtual chest wall results in a realistic image of the upper front torso of the woman including an existing breast of the woman; generating from the virtual chest wall a three dimensional image of a resultant upper front torso including a resultant breast of the woman as it would appear after the breast augmentation surgery, thereby assisting breast augmentation surgery planning; and determining a volume value of the resultant breast wherein the volume value is equal to the sum of the implant volume plus the volume of the existing breast multiplied by a factor representing a degree of atrophy of the existing breast volume.