Interactive 3-D virtual colonoscopy system.

We describe a low-cost three-dimensional (3-D) virtual colonoscopy system that is a noninvasive technique for examining the entire colon and can assist physicians in detecting polyps inside the colon. Using the helical CT data and proposed techniques, we can three-dimensionally reconstruct and visua...

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Publicado en:	IEEE Transactions on information technology in biomedicine 3, 2 (1999).
Autor Principal:	Tong-Yee Lee
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	English
Subjects:	3D thinning. 3D virtual colonoscopy system. Automatic navigation. Cancer. Colon. Data visualization. Helical CT data. High resolution video views. Image reconstruction. Interactive navigation. Interactive system. Noninvasive technique. Personal computer. Polyps. Rendering. Three-dimensional virtual colonoscopy system. Two-pass tracking scheme.