ANIA: a tool for angiographic image analysis and study

Author

La Cruz, A. ; Windyga, P. ; Bevilacqua, G. ; Silva, Jaime

Author_Institution

Grupo de Bioingenieria y Biofisica Aplicada, Simon Bolivar Univ., Caracas

Volume

1

fYear

1995

fDate

20-25 Sep 1995

Firstpage

381

Abstract

The main reason for lumen reduction of the arteries is lipid accumulation in their walls. Diagnosis of this disease is possible by the application of image analysis techniques. A tridimensional representation of the coronaries (arteries that perfuse the heart muscle) is needed for their precise evaluation. The present research proposes a tool to evaluate 2D and 3D processing algorithms from angiographic images. ANIA (Angiographic Image Analyzer) is developed on a Silicon Graphics platform, in Object Oriented Programming, and represents an alternative tool for improving the study of the coronaries

Keywords

angiocardiography; image segmentation; medical image processing; 2D processing algorithms; 3D processing algorithms; Silicon Graphics platform; arterial lumen reduction; coronaries; disease diagnosis; heart muscle perfusion; lipid accumulation; medical diagnostic imaging; object oriented programming; tridimensional representation; Arteries; Cardiac disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Graphics; Heart; Image analysis; Lipidomics; Muscles; Object oriented programming; Silicon;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995., IEEE 17th Annual Conference

Conference_Location

Montreal, Que.

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2475-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1995.575160

Filename

575160