Performing real-time interactive fiber tracking

Journal of Digital Imaging

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 339-351

  Mittmann, Adiel ^a   Nobrega, Tiago H C ^a   Comunello, Eros ^a   Pinto, Juliano P O ^a   Dellani, Paulo R ^b   Stoeter, Peter ^b   Wangenheim, Aldo Von ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diffusion tensor imaging; Fiber tracking; Graphics processing units; Real time applications

Indexed keywords

DATA SETS; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DIFFUSION TENSOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FIBER BUNDLES; FIBER TRACKING; GRAPHICS PROCESSING UNIT; HUMAN BRAIN; INTERACTIVITY; REAL-TIME APPLICATION; VIDEO CARDS; VOLUME OF INTEREST;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROGRAM PROCESSORS; RESONANCE; TENSORS; USER INTERFACES;

FIBERS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRAIN; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MYELINATED NERVE;

ALGORITHMS; BRAIN; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED;

EID: 79960107887     PISSN: 08971889     EISSN: 1618727X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10278-009-9266-9     Document Type: Article

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