VG05: Eurographics/IEEE VGTC Workshop on Volume Graphics 2005
Permanent URI for this collection
Browse
Browsing VG05: Eurographics/IEEE VGTC Workshop on Volume Graphics 2005 by Subject "Categories and Subject Descriptors (according to ACM CCS): I.3.7 [Three-Dimensional Graphics and Realism]: Virtual Reality I.3.8 [Application]: Virtual Medicine J.3 [Life and Medical Sciences]: Cardiology, Radiology"
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Results Per Page
Sort Options
Item Scaffolding-based Segmentation of Coronary Vascular Structures(The Eurographics Association, 2005) Bartz, Dirk; Lakare, Sarang; Klaus Mueller and Thomas Ertl and Eduard GroellerThe coronary arteries are essential for the proper function of the human heart. However, they are generally difficult to segment in volume datasets separately from the other blood-filled cavities of the heart. The major reason for these difficulties is the lack of sufficient spatial resolution and partial volume effects. In this paper, we present a method to mark the coronary arteries by a virtual endoscopic traversal. Virtual endoscopy enables a significantly easier visual identification of the blood vessels in comparison to outside views or slice-by-slice examination methods. Furthermore, we use this marking as a scaffold for the actual segmentation of the coronary arteries.