Automated segmentation and visualization of the pulmonary vascular tree in spiral CT angiography: An anatomy-oriented approach based on three-dimensional image analysis

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 587-597

  Masutani, Yoshitaka ^a   MacMahon, Heber ^a   Doi, Kunio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Computed tomography, angiography; Lungs, structure

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FORESTRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; VOLUME RENDERING;

3D IMAGE ANALYSIS; AUTOMATED SEGMENTATION; AUTOMATED VISUALIZATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY; CT ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG STRUCTURES; SPIRAL CT; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGE ANALYSIS; VASCULAR TREES;

ANGIOGRAPHY;

ANATOMY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VOLUMETRY;

EID: 0034753805     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200107000-00014     Document Type: Article

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