Title :
3D image understanding in radiology
Author_Institution :
Hamburg Univ., Germany
Abstract :
The role of 3-D imaging in medicine and the questions it raises regarding what should be automated and how the information is to be used are addressed. The discussion then turns to imagery generated by equipment using computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance (MR) images, or positron/single-photon emission tomograms (PET/SPECT). Such image data are considered as spatial image sequences. Low-level and high-level processing for spatial image sequence understanding are examined. Conclusions are drawn regarding the value of 3-D imaging and the issues to be considered in its future development.<>
Keywords :
biomedical NMR; computerised tomography; radioisotope scanning and imaging; 3D image understanding; high-level processing; low-level processing; positron emission tomography; radiology; single-photon emission tomography; spatial image sequences; Biology computing; Biomedical imaging; Computer vision; Embedded computing; Medical diagnostic imaging; Nervous system; Parallel processing; Physics computing; Radiology; Workstations;
Journal_Title :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
