Colon centreline calculation for CT colonography using optimised 3D opological thinning

Proceedings - 1st International Symposium on 3D Data Processing Visualization and Transmission, 3DPVT 2002

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages 800-803

  Sadleir, R J T ^a   Whelan, P F ^a  

^a DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA HANDLING; DATA VISUALIZATION; DISEASES; TOPOLOGY; VIRTUAL REALITY; VISUALIZATION;

3D TOPOLOGICAL THINNING; COLORECTAL CANCER; CT COLONOGRAPHY; FULLY AUTOMATED; HUMAN COLON; NON-INVASIVE IMAGING; VIRTUAL REALITY MODELS;

THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS;

EID: 18844441326     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/TDPVT.2002.1024163     Document Type: Conference Paper

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