Toward the Simulation of the Strain of Female Pelvic Organs

Surgical simulators have undergone a significant development, especially since the rise of mini-invasive surgery. The main simulators of digestive surgery have been developed for solid organs such as the liver and spleen. Studies relating to soft tissues like the pelvic organs are rare. The aim of t...

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Published in2007 29th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society Vol. 2007; pp. 2752 - 2755
Main Authors Bellemare, M.-E., Pirro, N., Marsac, L., Durieux, O.
Format Conference Proceeding Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States IEEE 01.01.2007
Subjects
Biological tissues
Capacitive sensors
Computer Science
Computer Simulation
Diseases
Female
Floors
Humans
Image Processing
Image segmentation
Liver
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Medical Imaging
Models, Anatomic
Pelvis
Pelvis - anatomy & histology
Solid modeling
Surgery
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Summary:Surgical simulators have undergone a significant development, especially since the rise of mini-invasive surgery. The main simulators of digestive surgery have been developed for solid organs such as the liver and spleen. Studies relating to soft tissues like the pelvic organs are rare. The aim of this work was to create a model of female pelvis that will be used as a basis for the development of a patient specific pelvic simulator. A dynamic MRI acquisition is used to evaluate and to set the simulation model.
ISBN:9781424407873
1424407877
ISSN:1094-687X
1557-170X
1558-4615
DOI:10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4352898