Title :
A virtual endoscopic system for non-invasive bronchoscopy
Author :
Oliveira, Pedro Paulo De Magalhaes ; Gattass, Marcelo
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Inf., Pontificia Univ. Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Abstract :
This paper describes a virtual endoscopic system designed for non-invasive bronchoscopy. This system uses computer graphics techniques to navigate inside the bronchial tree. Using these techniques, we can avoid invasive procedures such as conventional bronchoscopy in those cases where biopsy is not required
Keywords :
computer graphics; computerised tomography; lung; medical image processing; virtual reality; biopsy; bronchial tree navigation; computer graphics; helical computed tomography; noninvasive bronchoscopy; virtual endoscopic system; Anesthesia; Biopsy; Bronchoscopy; Casting; Computed tomography; Computer graphics; Endoscopes; Navigation; Tree graphs; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Graphics and Image Processing, 2000. Proceedings XIII Brazilian Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Gramado
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0878-2
DOI :
10.1109/SIBGRA.2000.895836
