Scope
In collaboration with Virgen del Rocío University Hospitals we aim at developing colour analysis of the reconstructed NAC (nipple-areola complex) after a mastectomy. In order to evaluate a new reconstruction technique: transplantation of cryopreserved nipple-areola complex.
First, we propose a color segmentation algorithm based on the Live Wire method to separate the NAC of the rest of skin. And then the color differences between the healthy and the reconstructed NAC are measured using colour-difference formulas recommended in CIE: CIELAB, CIE94 and CIEDE2000. The application domain is analyzing how the NAC is modified after applying a new reconstructed technique of areola-nipple complex, grafted after its cryopreservation.
Collaborations
Fundación Pública Andaluza para la Gestión de la Investigación en Salud de Sevilla (FISEVI)
Hospitales Universitarios Virgen del Rocío
Funding
Surgical planning tool for face and neck reconstruction in oncological patients (PI-0669/2010)
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Publications
- Sáez, A., Serrano, C., Acha, B., Gómez-Cía, T. , Sicilia-Castro, D. Color Analysis of the Reconstructed Complex nipple-Areola After a Mastectomy. Proceedings of the 11th Congress of the International Colour Association (Aic) 2009. (11). Num. 11. Sidney, Australia. Aic. 2009. Pag. 1-4
