A Statistical 3D Stomach Shape Model for Anatomical Analysis

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2509.06464v2
• Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2025 12:08:06 GMT
• Title: A Statistical 3D Stomach Shape Model for Anatomical Analysis
• Authors: Erez Posner, Ore Shtalrid, Oded Erell, Daniel Noy, Moshe Bouhnik,
• Abstract summary: We propose a novel pipeline for the generation of synthetic 3D stomach models.<n>We develop a 3D statistical shape model of the stomach, trained to capture natural anatomical variability.<n>This work introduces the first statistical 3D shape model of the stomach, with applications ranging from surgical simulation and pre-operative planning to medical education and computational modeling.
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• Abstract: Realistic and parameterized 3D models of human anatomy have become invaluable in research, diagnostics, and surgical planning. However, the development of detailed models for internal organs, such as the stomach, has been limited by data availability and methodological challenges. In this paper, we propose a novel pipeline for the generation of synthetic 3D stomach models, enabling the creation of anatomically diverse morphologies informed by established studies on stomach shape variability. Using this pipeline, we construct a dataset of synthetic stomachs. Building on this dataset, we develop a 3D statistical shape model of the stomach, trained to capture natural anatomical variability in a low-dimensional shape space. The model is further refined using CT meshes derived from publicly available datasets through a semi-supervised alignment process, enhancing its ability to generalize to unseen anatomical variations. We evaluated the model on a held-out test set of real stomach CT scans, demonstrating robust generalization and fit accuracy. We make the statistical shape model along with the synthetic dataset publicly available on GitLab: https://gitlab.com/Erez.Posner/stomach_pytorch to facilitate further research. This work introduces the first statistical 3D shape model of the stomach, with applications ranging from surgical simulation and pre-operative planning to medical education and computational modeling. By combining synthetic data generation, parametric modeling, and real-world validation, our approach represents a significant advancement in organ modeling and opens new possibilities for personalized healthcare solutions.

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