Computer-based system for the virtual-endoscopic guidance of bronchoscopy

Computer Vision and Image Understanding

Volumn 108, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 171-187

  Helferty, J P ^a   Sherbondy, A J ^b   Kiraly, A P ^c   Higgins, W E ^d  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SIEMENS CORPORATE RESEARCH   (United States)

^d The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

3D imaging; Bronchoscopy; CT imaging; Image fusion; Image registration; Image guided surgery; Lung cancer; Virtual endoscopy

Indexed keywords

BIOPSY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE FUSION; IMAGE REGISTRATION; ONCOLOGY; TUMORS;

3D IMAGING; BRONCHOSCOPY; CT IMAGING; IMAGE GUIDED SURGERY; LUNG CANCER; VIRTUAL ENDOSCOPY;

COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 34548250842     PISSN: 10773142     EISSN: 1090235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cviu.2006.10.010     Document Type: Article

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