Recursive tracking of vascular tree axes in 3D medical images

International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery

Volumn 1, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 331-339

  Carrillo, Juan F ^a   Hoyos, Marcela Hernández ^a   Dávila, Eduardo E ^b   Orkisz, Maciej ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Computed tomography angiography; Computer assisted image processing; Magnetic resonance angiography; Three dimensional image; Vascular diseases

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLOOD VESSEL; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GEOMETRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VARIANCE;

EID: 34247248790     PISSN: 18616410     EISSN: 18616429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11548-007-0068-6     Document Type: Article

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