Threshold selection in virtual bronchoscopy: Phantom study and clinical implications

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 176-183

  Maniatis, Petros N ^a   Triantopoulou, C C ^b   Tsalafoutas, I A ^b   Malagari, K S ^b   Siafas, I G ^b   Psatha, E A ^b   Koulentianos, E D ^b   Kelekis, D A ^b  

^a IASO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bronchi, CT; Computed tomography; Phantom; Virtual reality imaging

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION METHODS; MEDICAL IMAGING; MORPHOLOGY; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

BRONCHI; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; CT; PHANTOM; VIRTUAL REALITY IMAGING;

RADIOLOGY;

POLYPROPYLENE;

ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPE; BRONCHOSCOPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BRONCHOSCOPES; BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMANS; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; POLYPROPYLENES; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 2442575884     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850410003761     Document Type: Article

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