3D visualization library for multimodal medical images

被引:13
作者
Heinonen, T [1 ]
Visala, K [1 ]
Blomqvist, M [1 ]
Eskola, H [1 ]
Frey, H [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tampere, Sch Med, FIN-33101 Tampere, Finland
关键词
3D visualization; surface reconstruction; multimodal visualization; transparency;
D O I
10.1016/S0895-6111(98)00031-7
中图分类号
R318 [生物医学工程];
学科分类号
0831 ;
摘要
This study focuses on three-dimensional (3D) presentations of medical images such as magnetic resonance (MR) images and computed tomography (CT) images. Also multimodal presentations of medical images and signals, including different visualization techniques are considered. A C++ class library together with graphical user interfaces was developed for presenting the results. The implemented software operates in PC/Windows(TM) environment. It was tested with Various medical images including raw MR and CT data and segmented images, and was applied in a hospital environment. The software operates relatively fast and the quality of resulting pictures is adequate for all tested medical applications. Further applications of 3D presentations in clinical medicine are considered. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:267 / 273
页数:7
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