Simulating external compressions of the breast with the Surface Evolver

2nd International Conference on Mathematical Modeling in Physical Sciences 2013

物理学;数学

Do Nascimento, Marcelo Zanchetta^1 ; Batista, Valério Ramos^2

FACOM-UFU, Av. João Naves de Ávila 2121, Bl.A, 38400-902 Uberlândia-MG, Brazil^1

CMCC-UFABC, R. Sta. Adélia 166, Bl.B, 09210-170 St. André-SP, Brazil^2

关键词: Compression process;    Computational modelling;    Laboratory test;    Surface Evolver;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1742-6596/490/1/012146/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1742-6596/490/1/012146

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

In this paper we introduce a computational modelling that reproduces the breast compression processes used to obtain the mammogram. The main result is a programme in which one can track the first steps of virtual mammography. On the one hand, our modelling enables addition of structures that represent different tissues, muscles and glands in the breast. On the other hand, we shall validate and implement it by means of laboratory tests with phantoms. To the best of our knowledge, these two characteristics do confer originality to our research. This is because their interrelation seems not to be properly established elsewhere yet. We conclude that our model reproduces the same shapes and measurements really taken by the volunteer's breasts.