Experimental methodology for digital breast shape analysis and objective surgical outcome evaluation

Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 314-318

  Catanuto, G ^a   Spano, A ^a   Pennati, A ^a   Riggio, E ^a   Farinella, G M ^b   Impoco, G ^c   Spoto, S ^b   Gallo, G ^b   Nava, M B ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast curvature; Breast reconstructive surgery outcome; Breast shape analysis; Breast symmetry; Breast volume

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST SURGERY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIGITAL LASER SCANNER; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE DISEASE; THORACIC SPINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION STUDY; VOLUNTEER;

BREAST; BREAST IMPLANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; LASERS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; NIPPLES; POSTURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38949125152     PISSN: 17486815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjps.2006.11.016     Document Type: Article

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