Title :
Modeling the coronary artery tree
Author :
Lorenz, Cristian ; Von Berg, Jens ; Bülow, Thomas ; Renisch, Steffen ; Wengandt, S.
Abstract :
The paper describes a model of the coronary artery tree. It has been developed for the context of medical image processing and medical reporting. The model combines geometric information with associated medical nomenclature and anatomical relations. Applicability of the model and interindividual geometrical variability has been studied by matching the model to the individual coronary anatomy of 33 patients imaged with a multidetector-row computer tomography scanner.
Keywords :
blood vessels; cardiovascular system; computerised tomography; medical image processing; physiological models; solid modelling; anatomical modeling; anatomical relations; computer tomography scanner; coronary anatomy; coronary artery tree modeling; coronary model; geometrical variability; medical image processing; medical nomenclature; medical reporting; Anatomy; Arteries; Biomedical image processing; Biomedical imaging; Data mining; Geometry; Image segmentation; Medical diagnostic imaging; Solid modeling; Tomography;
Conference_Titel :
Shape Modeling Applications, 2004. Proceedings
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2075-8
DOI :
10.1109/SMI.2004.1314526
