Vessel Visualization using Curvicircular Feature Aggregation
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2013
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The Eurographics Association and Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
Abstract
Radiological investigations are common medical practice for the diagnosis of peripheral vascular diseases. Existing visualization methods such as Curved Planar Reformation (CPR) depict calcifications on vessel walls to determine if blood is still able to flow. While it is possible with conventional CPR methods to examine the whole vessel lumen by rotating around the centerline of a vessel, we propose Curvicircular Feature Aggregation (CFA), which aggregates these rotated images into a single view. By eliminating the need for rotation, vessels can be investigated by inspecting only one image. This method can be used as a guidance and visual analysis tool for treatment planning. We present applications of this technique in the medical domain and give feedback from radiologists.
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@article{10.1111:cgf.12110,
journal = {Computer Graphics Forum},
title = {{Vessel Visualization using Curvicircular Feature Aggregation}},
author = {Mistelbauer, Gabriel and Morar, Anca and Varchola, Andrej and Schernthaner, Rüdiger and Baclija, Ivan and Köchl, Arnold and Kanitsar, Armin and Bruckner, Stefan and Gröller, Eduard},
year = {2013},
publisher = {The Eurographics Association and Blackwell Publishing Ltd.},
ISSN = {1467-8659},
DOI = {10.1111/cgf.12110}
}