Automatic axis generation for virtual bronchoscopic assessment of major airway obstructions

Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 103-118

  Swift, R D ^a   Kiraly, A P ^a   Sherbondy, A J ^a   Austin, A L ^a   Hoffman, E A ^b   McLennan, G ^b   Higgins, W E ^a,b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

3D imaging; 3D pulmonary imaging; Centerlines; CT bronchography; Path planning; Virtual bronchoscopy; Virtual endoscopy

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; MEDICAL IMAGING;

VIRTUAL BRONCHOSCOPY (VB);

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

ACCURACY; AIRWAY; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPY; EVALUATION; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PHANTOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEOMALACIA;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALGORITHMS; BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 0036163932     PISSN: 08956111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-6111(01)00035-0     Document Type: Article

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