Assessment of Breast Asymmetry in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Using an Automated 3D Body Surface Measurement Technique.

Study Design: Cohort study.

Objectives: To assess breast asymmetry (BA) directly with 3D surface imaging and to validate it using MRI values from a cohort of 30 patients with significant adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Also, to study the influence of posture (prone vs standing) on BA using the automated method on both modalities.

A novel fully automatic measurement of apparent breast volume from trunk surface mesh.

This paper presents a novel method for assessing apparent breast volume from trunk surface mesh without any manual intervention. The proposed method requires a closed and smooth triangular mesh of the trunk. It comprises four main steps: automatic nipple localization, automatic breasts delineation, chest-wall interpolation and volume computation.

Is Breast Asymmetry Present in Girls with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis?

Study Design: Cross-sectional descriptive study.

Objectives: To characterize breast asymmetry (BA), as defined by breast volume difference, in girls with significant adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS), using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

Summary And Background: BA is a frequent concern among girls with AIS.