Visualization of Chinese Digitized Intestinal Tract

In this study, the successive cross-section images of the intestinal tract were retrieved from the dataset of the first visible Chinese woman (CVH-2) to build up a 3D digitized visible model of human intestine. Following the segmentation on these 2D section images in Photoshop software, the main anatomical structures of the intestine were reconstructed and visualized on a workstation by means of surface rendering in Amira software. The established model can display the duodenum, jejunum and ileum, large intestine individually or jointly to reveal their features and anatomical details. Moreover, it can be zoomed, rotated and sectioned in any direction to facilitate the observation of the morphology and tendency of the intestinal tract. Such a model provides the useful digital resource for anatomy teaching and many clinical applications, such as surgical planning of intestine.