Biomechanics of the Female Reproductive System: Breast and Pelvic Organs : From Model to Patient (Hardcover)

Part I. Backgrounds: Anatomy, Physiology, Biology 1. Anatomy, physiology of women reproductive system: pelvic floor and breast 2. Physio-pathology and epidemiology of women pelvic floor, genital prolapse and incontinence, and breast cancer 3. Physiology and physiopathology of pregnancy and delivery 4. Current Surgical treatment of women pelvic floor 5. Biology, evolution with age and remodeling of reproductive tissues

Part II. Mechanical Properties ? Constitutive Laws ? Experimental Characterizations 6. Non destructive characterization of soft connective tissue ? perspective for reproduction system 7. Mechanical properties of women pelvic soft tissue 8. Behavior of cervix, before and during pregnancy 9. Mechanical properties of breast 10. Evolution of the mechanical properties with pathology or aging: application to pelvic tissue? 11. Mechanical properties of pelvic implants / Interaction between implants and tissue 12. Mechanical properties of breast implants/ Interaction between implants and tissue 13. Constitutive models of soft connective tissue under large strain: application to pelvic tissue?

Part III. Clinical Imaging, Investigations Tools, and characterization 14. Medical imaging and patient-specific reconstruction of women pelvic system ? application to Magnetic Resonance Images 15. Medical imaging and patient-specific modelling of breast deformation 16. Breast mMagnetic resonance elastography ? identification of properties 17. Breast uUltrasound elastography ? detection of lesions

PART IV. From Biomechanical Models to Medical devices, and Patients treatments 18. Numerical simulation of delivery 19. Numerical model for breast surgery and reconstruction 20. Numerical model for prolapse surgery 21. Active numerical-physical model for training, and planning treatment 22. Towards patient-specific treatment ? recent development and perspective