Title :
Introduction to the special section on virtual endoscopy
Author :
Liang, Jerome Zhengrong ; Higgins, William E. ; Summers, Ronald M. ; Yoshida, Hiroyuki
Author_Institution :
State Univ. of New York, Stony Brook, NY, USA
Abstract :
Virtual endoscopy (VE) is an itegration of medical imaging and virtual reality. VE gives a computer-based alternative to standard radiological image viewing and to traditional fiberoptic endoscopy for examining the interior structures of human organs. It has evolved rapidly in the past decade, as high-resolution helical spiral computed tomography (CT) has evolved for clinical use. A total of 22 submissions were received, covering modalities of virtual colonoscopy, virtual bronchoscopy, and virtual angioscopy, with technical focus on image segmentation, registration, dynamical modeling, flight path planning, fast volumetric rendering, interactive and active navigation, and CAD.
Keywords :
biological organs; biomedical imaging; computer graphics; computerised tomography; endoscopes; image registration; image segmentation; medical image processing; rendering (computer graphics); virtual reality; CT colonography; Human organ interior structure; active navi; biomedical imaging; biomedical magnetic resonance imaging; dynamical modeling; fast volumetric rendering; flight path planning; high-resolution helical spiral computed tomography; image registration; image segmentation; interactive navigation; treatment planning; virtual angioscopy; virtual bronchoscopy; virtual colonoscopy; Biomedical imaging; Bronchoscopy; Computed tomography; Endoscopes; Humans; Image segmentation; Special issues and sections; Spirals; Virtual colonoscopy; Virtual reality;
Journal_Title :
Medical Imaging, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TMI.2004.837682