Three-dimensional reconstructions of carotid bifurcation from CT images: Evaluation of different rendering methods

European Radiology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 326-333

  Tarjan Z ^a,b   Pozzi Mucelli, F ^a   Frezza, F ^a   Pozzi Mucelli, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

3D CTA; Carotid arteries; CT comparative studies; CT image processing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0029689978     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00180603     Document Type: Article

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