The role of three-dimensional scanning technique in evaluation of breast asymmetry in breast augmentation: A 100-case study

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 2125-2132

  Liu, Chunjun ^a   Luan, Jie ^a   Mu, Lanhua ^a   Ji, Kai ^a  

^a PLASTIC SURGERY HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST; BREAST AUGMENTATION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

BREAST; BREAST IMPLANTATION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; PHOTOGRAMMETRY; SOFTWARE;

EID: 78650072898     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181f46ec6     Document Type: Article

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