DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS OF AXISYMETRIC TISSUE EXPANDER

Hamilton L. D. dos Santos, Antoine El Mallah, Fabiana R. Leta

Abstract

This paper presents a methodology to measure automatically a membrane expansion over an axisymetric tissue expander. A mechanical model is developed in order to simulate the expansion process. Vision Computer techniques are applied to make the expanded membrane three-dimensional reconstruction. Consequently, it is possible to obtain the main information, which consists in the membrane quantity expanded. This research may support plastic surgeons in select the best expander, according to the necessary amount of tissue required in the surgery process.

Keywords

tissue expander automatic measurement, biomechanical, computer vision

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TC13 - Measurements in Biology and Medicine

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