Forest representation of vessels in cone-beam computed tomographic angiography

Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-14

  Chen, Zikuan ^a   Ning, Ruola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

Author keywords

3D skeletonization; 3D vessel tracking; Cone beam CT angiography; Forest culling; Forest representation; Tree construction

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSELS; BONE; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE PROCESSING;

CONE-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY (CBCTA); CROPPING; SKELETONS; VASCULAR TREE;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CAROTID ARTERY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONE BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DOG; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETON; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ANGIOGRAPHY; ANIMALS; CAROTID ARTERIES; DOGS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 13844255077     PISSN: 08956111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compmedimag.2004.10.001     Document Type: Article

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