Hybrid image visualization tool for 3D integration of CT coronary anatomy and quantitative myocardial perfusion PET

International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 221-232

  Marinelli, Martina ^a   Positano, Vincenzo ^b   Nekolla, Stephan G ^c   Marcheschi, Paolo ^b   Todiere, Giancarlo ^b   Esposito, Natalia ^a   Puzzuoli, Stefano ^a   L'Abbate, Giuseppe A ^b   Marraccini, Paolo ^a   Neglia, Danilo ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTE OF CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D visualization; CAD; Hybrid imaging; Myocardial flow reserve; XML

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DIGITAL IMAGING AND COMMUNICATIONS IN MEDICINE; GENERATOR; HEART DISEASE; HEART MUSCLE PERFUSION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MARKUP LANGUAGE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VALIDATION STUDY; VOLUMETRY; XML MULTIMODAL IMAGE STORAGE AND TRANSFER; XML TRANSFORMATION;

EID: 84878878665     PISSN: 18616410     EISSN: 18616429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11548-012-0777-3     Document Type: Article

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