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Computer-assisted analysis and 3D visualization of blood vessels based on cone-beam CT images

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Image Analysis Applications and Computer Graphics (ICSC 1995)

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Abstract

In this paper, we present a method for analysis and 3D visualization of high-resolution 3D blood vessels images obtained by cone-beam CT. We are working toward an interactive system which exploits the recent 3D reconstruction approaches, computer graphics, and 3D image processing techniques to facilitate detailed anatomical measurement and visualize the complex blood vessels morphology. The key approaches of our system are a 3D reconstruction image from cone-beam projections, a quantitative analysis based on the blood vessels structure description, and a volume visualization for the inspection of blood vessels structures. From results of the application to a patient's blood vessels, we present the effectiveness of our system.

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  1. Department of Optical science, University of Tokushima, Japan

    Yoshiki Kawata

  2. Department of Information Science, University of Tokushima, Japan

    Noboru Niki

  3. Department of Radiology, Nippon Medical School, Japan

    Tatsuo Kumazaki

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Roland T. Chin Horace H. S. Ip Avi C. Naiman Ting-Chuen Pong

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Kawata, Y., Niki, N., Kumazaki, T. (1995). Computer-assisted analysis and 3D visualization of blood vessels based on cone-beam CT images. In: Chin, R.T., Ip, H.H.S., Naiman, A.C., Pong, TC. (eds) Image Analysis Applications and Computer Graphics. ICSC 1995. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1024. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-60697-1_122

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