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Methods have recently been developed for using MR data to create 3-D computer models of the gyral anatomy of the brain. This paper describes image processing and computer graphic techniques for using PET images to produce 3-D models of brain surface metabolism. Then, an existing algorithm for retrospective image registration is used to fuse the two constructs into a unified 3-D model of brain structure and function. Neurosurgical planning can benefit from this display technique which localizes PET-detected metablolic abnormalities with respect to MR-defined gyral anatomy.
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Hu, X., Tan, K.K., Levin, D.N., Pelizzari, C.A., Chen, G.T.Y. (1990). A Volume-Rendering Technique for Integrated Three-Dimensional display of MR and PET Data. In: Höhne, K.H., Fuchs, H., Pizer, S.M. (eds) 3D Imaging in Medicine. NATO ASI Series, vol 60. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-84211-5_24
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