An interactive software module for visualizing coronary arteries in CT angiography

International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 11-18

  Wang, Chunliang ^a   Frimmel, Hans ^b   Persson, Anders ^a   Smedby, Örjan ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Algorithms; Coronary vessels; Radiographic image interpretation, computer assisted; Tomography, spiral computed

Indexed keywords

IOPROMIDE;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY CIRCUMFLEX BRANCH; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FUZZY SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RIGHT CORONARY ARTERY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 45849135968     PISSN: 18616410     EISSN: 18616429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11548-008-0160-6     Document Type: Article

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