Title :
Visualization and volume calculation of the hand´s small vessels
Author :
Strzelecki, Michal ; Skonieczka, Slawomir ; Stefanczyk, Ludomir ; Olszycki, Marek ; Skrobisz, Katarzyna ; Majos, Agata ; Grzelak, Piotr
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Electron., Tech. Univ. of Lodz, Lodz, Poland
Abstract :
The aim of this study was to evaluate magnetic resonance angiography (MR A) images of the small vessels of the hand´s fingers, with the use of the new MRA blood pool contrast and the custom software. The software not only visualizes the hand vascularity but also estimates the blood vessel volume in each finger along with the volume of remaining tissues. Analysis results for sample image sets were presented and discussed.
Keywords :
biomedical MRI; blood vessels; data visualisation; medical image processing; MRA blood pool contrast; MRA images; blood vessel volume estimation; hand small vessel visualization; hand small vessel volume calculation; hand vascularity; magnetic resonance angiography image evaluation; sample image sets; Angiography; Blood; Extremities; Image edge detection; Magnetic resonance imaging;
Conference_Titel :
New Trends in Audio & Video and Signal Processing: Algorithms, Architectures, Arrangements, and Applications (NTAV/SPA), 2012 Joint Conference
Conference_Location :
Lodz
Print_ISBN :
978-8-3728-3502-4
