Title
Characterization of a phantom setup for breast conserving cancer surgery.
Abstract
The purpose of this work is to develop an anatomically and mechanically representative breast phantom for the validation of breast conserving surgical therapies, specifically, in this case, image guided surgeries. Using three patients scheduled for lumpectomy and four healthy volunteers in mock surgical presentations, the magnitude, direction, and location of breast deformations was analyzed. A phantom setup was then designed to approximate such deformations in a mock surgical environment. Specifically, commercially available and custom-built polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) phantoms were used to mimic breast tissue during surgery. A custom designed deformation apparatus was then created to reproduce deformations seen in typical clinical setups of the pre- and intra-operative breast geometry. Quantitative analysis of the human subjects yielded a positive correlation between breast volume and amount of breast deformation. Phantom results reflected similar behavior with the custom-built PVA phantom outperforming the commercial phantom.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.1117/12.2217039
Proceedings of SPIE
Keywords
Field
DocType
breast cancer,lumpectomy,registration,breast conservation therapy,finite elements,biomechanics,modeling
Lumpectomy,Imaging phantom,Breast-conserving surgery,Positive correlation,Surgery,Cancer,Breast deformation,Physics
Conference
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
9786
0277-786X
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Jacob T. Chadwell100.34
Rebekah H. Conley201.01
jarrod a collins362.95
Ingrid M. Meszoely463.64
Michael I. Miga556772.99