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  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
4,904 Views
9 Pages

Assessment of Patient Satisfaction Using a New Augmented Reality Simulation Software for Breast Augmentation: A Prospective Study

  • Simone La Padula,
  • Rosita Pensato,
  • Francesco D’Andrea,
  • Ludovica de Gregorio and ,
  • Concetta Errico,
  • Umberto Rega,
  • Luigi Canta,
  • Chiara Pizza,
  • Giovanni Roccaro and
  • Barbara Hersant
  • + 8 authors+ 3 authors

16 June 2022

Background: Breast augmentation is one of the most frequently performed plastic surgery procedures. Providing patients with realistic 3D simulations of breast augmentation outcomes is becoming increasingly common. Until recently, such programs were e...

(This article belongs to the Topic Innovations in Plastic Surgery and Regenerative Medicine)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,245 Views
20 Pages

Unraveling Drug Delivery from Cyclodextrin Polymer-Coated Breast Implants: Integrating a Unidirectional Diffusion Mathematical Model with COMSOL Simulations

  • Jacobo Hernandez-Montelongo,
  • Javiera Salazar-Araya,
  • Elizabeth Mas-Hernández,
  • Douglas Soares Oliveira and
  • Juan Paulo Garcia-Sandoval

Breast cancer ranks among the most commonly diagnosed cancers worldwide and bears the highest mortality rate. As an integral component of cancer treatment, mastectomy entails the complete removal of the affected breast. Typically, breast reconstructi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Mathematical Modeling in Drug Delivery)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,410 Views
22 Pages

Breast cancer remains a major global health problem, characterized by high incidence and mortality rates. Developing accurate prediction models is essential to improving early detection and treatment outcomes. Machine learning (ML) has become a valua...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advanced Machine Learning, Pattern Recognition, and Deep Learning Technologies: Methodologies and Applications, 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
11,618 Views
10 Pages

Developing a Specific MRI Technology to Identify Complications Caused by Breast Implants

  • Ming-Fang Lin,
  • Lu-Han Lai,
  • Wen-Tien Hsiao,
  • Melissa Min-Szu Yao and
  • Wing-P Chan

12 April 2021

With advancements in aesthetic medicine, breast augmentation has become a popular plastic surgery worldwide, typically performed using either fine-needle injection or silicone implants. Both carry complication risks from rupture over time. In this st...

(This article belongs to the Section Applied Biosciences and Bioengineering)
  • Review
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,839 Views
53 Pages

Advances in Silicone Implants Characterization: A Comprehensive Overview of Chemical, Physical and Biological Methods for Biocompatibility Assessment

  • Kevin Dzobo,
  • Nonhlanhla Khumalo,
  • Vanessa Zamora Mora,
  • Audry Zoncsich and ,
  • Roberto de Mezerville and
  • Ardeshir Bayat
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Silicone implants are widely used in medical applications, particularly for breast augmentation and reconstruction. However, ongoing concerns regarding their long-term safety and biocompatibility necessitate comprehensive characterization. This revie...

(This article belongs to the Section Regenerative Engineering)
  • Review
  • Open Access
8 Citations
1,704 Views
14 Pages

The Role of Synthetic Data and Generative AI in Breast Imaging: Promise, Pitfalls, and Pathways Forward

  • Filippo Pesapane,
  • Lucrezia D’Amelio,
  • Luca Nicosia,
  • Carmen Mallardi and ,
  • Anna Bozzini,
  • Lorenza Meneghetti,
  • Gianpaolo Carrafiello,
  • Enrico Cassano and
  • Sonia Santicchia
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

25 November 2025

Artificial intelligence is reshaping breast imaging, yet progress is constrained by data scarcity, privacy restrictions, and uneven representation. This narrative review synthesizes evidence (2020–April 2025) on synthetic data and generative AI...

(This article belongs to the Section Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence in Diagnostics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,766 Views
18 Pages

A Digital Replica of a Marteloscope: A Technical and Educational Tool for Smart Forestry Management

  • Mattia Balestra,
  • Enrico Tonelli,
  • Loris Lizzi,
  • Roberto Pierdicca and ,
  • Carlo Urbinati and
  • Alessandro Vitali
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

15 May 2025

Rapidly evolving surveying and monitoring methods are leading the transition toward more efficient, data-driven forest management practices. Recent research highlights the potential of advanced remote sensing platforms to support “smart”...

(This article belongs to the Section Forest Inventory, Modeling and Remote Sensing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
515 Views
15 Pages

Breast-conserving surgery (BCS) requires accurate intraoperative localization of the tumor, which moves between the prone diagnostic and supine surgical positions. We present a projector-based augmented-reality (AR) localization system that projects...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Advances in Computational Oncology: Mathematical Modeling, Numerical Methods, and Intelligent Systems)
  • Short Communication
  • Open Access
35 Citations
2,305 Views
6 Pages

The OncoSim Model: Development and Use for Better Decision-Making in Canadian Cancer Control

  • Cindy L. Gauvreau,
  • N. R. Fitzgerald,
  • S. Memon,
  • W. M. Flanagan and ,
  • C. Nadeau,
  • K. Asakawa,
  • R. Garner,
  • A. B. Miller,
  • W. K. Evans and
  • A. J. Coldman
  • + 7 authors+ 2 authors

1 December 2017

The Canadian Partnership Against Cancer was created in 2007 by the federal government to accelerate cancer control across Canada. Its OncoSim microsimulation model platform, which consists of a suite of specific cancer models, was conceived as a tool...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,984 Views
21 Pages

28 October 2025

The urgent need for novel therapeutic strategies in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC)—characterized by absent ER, PR, and HER2 expression—stems from its association with a paucity of effective treatments and an adverse prognosis. This...

(This article belongs to the Section Cancer Biology)