Semi-automated skeletonization of the pulmonary arterial tree in micro-CT images

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 4321, Issue , 2001, Pages 510-516

  Hanger, C C ^a   Haworth, S T ^a   Molthen, R A ^a   Dawson, C A ^a  

^a CLEMENT J ZABLOCKI VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

3D image analysis; 3D image processing; Angiography; Micro CT imaging

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSELS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION;

PULMONARY ARTERIAL TREE;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 0034872094     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/12.428181     Document Type: Article

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