GENERATING PROSTATE MODELS BY MEANS OF GEOMETRIC DEFORMATION WITH APPLICATION TO COMPUTERIZED TRAINING OF CRYOSURGERY

摘要

PurposeAs a part of an ongoing effort to develop computerized training tools for cryosurgery, this study presents a scheme to geometrically deform a 3D organ template in order to generate clinically relevant prostate models. The objective for creating deformed models is to develop a database for computerized training. This study further presents compiled literature data on the likelihood of cancer tumor growth in the prostate and its relationship to the prostate shape.