Title :
The analytical descriptors of three-dimensional geometry of human organs: application to the analysis of the female breast shape
Author :
Tritto, G. ; Tritto, M.C. ; Pirlo, G.
Author_Institution :
Clinique Hartmann, Paris, France
Abstract :
Analytical descriptors of three-dimensional geometry of human organs such as the heart, which have been recently introduced, are described. These are the shape engram and geometrical normogram. The application of the descriptors to the female breast is discussed. Through the experimental selection and utilization of the most congruent analytical descriptor, a new sounding probe, the anatomical shape descriptor, has been defined. Its purpose is to realize the geometrical description of shape and to control biomechanically the weight-dependent surface configurations
Keywords :
biomechanics; physiological models; analytical descriptors; biomechanical control; female breast shape analysis; geometrical normogram; human organs; organ 3D geometry; shape engram; sounding probe; weight-dependent surface configurations; Biomechanics; Breast; Decoding; Encoding; Genetics; Geometry; Hardware; Humans; Plastics; Shape control;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1989. Images of the Twenty-First Century., Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1989.96527
