Robust semi-automated path extraction for visualising stenosis of the coronary arteries

Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 463-475

  Mueller, Daniel ^a,c   Maeder, Anthony ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiology; Fast marching; Minimal path; Stenosis; Vessel segmentation; Volume visualisation

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; COST FUNCTIONS; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; EXTRACTION; VISUALIZATION; VOLUME RENDERING;

FAST-MARCHING; MINIMAL PATH; STENOSIS; VESSEL SEGMENTATION; VOLUME VISUALISATION;

BLOOD VESSELS;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 54049119989     PISSN: 08956111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compmedimag.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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