VISBONE: 3D visualization of bone mineral density

Author

Choi, Yi-King ; Leong, J.C.Y. ; Lu, W.W. ; Wang, Wenping

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Inf. Syst., Hong Kong Univ., Hong Kong

fYear

1999

fDate

1999

Firstpage

138

Abstract

Volume visualization is an essential part of many computer-assisted medical applications. While general-purpose commercial visualization software can provide common functions for visualizing three-dimensional (3D) medical data, there are many occasions where specific requirements cannot be fulfilled by such software. In orthopaedic surgery involving screw insertion, surgeons must consider not only the surface topology but also the bone mineral density (BMD) distribution to ensure a high success rate of the operation. In this paper we present a new system, called VISBONE, for visualizing the 3D BMD distribution within a bone. Design issues and specific considerations required by this application are discussed

Keywords

bone; data visualisation; medical computing; orthopaedics; 3D visualization; VISBONE; bone mineral density; computer-assisted medical applications; orthopaedic surgery; screw insertion; volume visualization; Biomedical imaging; Bones; Computed tomography; Computer applications; Computer science; Data visualization; Fasteners; Information systems; Minerals; Orthopedic surgery;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer Graphics and Applications, 1999. Proceedings. Seventh Pacific Conference on

Conference_Location

Seoul

Print_ISBN

0-7695-0293-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PCCGA.1999.803357

Filename

803357