An interactive system for the visualization and measurement extraction in medical images

Author

De Carvalho, Matheus Machado ; Czekster, Richardo Melo ; Manssour, Isabel Harb

Author_Institution

Faculdade de Informatica, Pontificia Univ. Catolica do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

433

Abstract

The visualization of medical images, e.g. Computed Tomography (CT) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and the utilization of measurement tools to define distances, areas and volumes are very important to health professionals. The quantitative analysis of spatial relations among structures is useful for medical diagnosis. This work describes a visualization system that provides interactive measurement tools. MRI images acquired from a phantom were used to increase system accuracy.

Keywords

data visualisation; feature extraction; interactive systems; medical image processing; MRI images; interactive measurement tools; interactive system; measurement tools; medical diagnosis; medical images; quantitative analysis; spatial relations; visualization; Area measurement; Biomedical imaging; Computed tomography; Interactive systems; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medical diagnosis; Medical diagnostic imaging; Visualization; Volume measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer Graphics and Image Processing, 2002. Proceedings. XV Brazilian Symposium on

ISSN

1530-1834

Print_ISBN

0-7695-1846-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SIBGRA.2002.1167203

Filename

1167203