Title :
Registration of 3D objects and surfaces
Author :
Toennies, Klaus D. ; Udupa, Jayaram K. ; Herman, Gabor T. ; Wornom, Isaac L., III ; Buchman, Steven R.
Author_Institution :
Hospital of the Pennsylvania Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
fDate :
5/1/1990 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An approach to the problem of comparative analysis of objects and their surfaces that arises in medical imaging is presented and illustrated with an application to postsurgical bone-graft separation. A common requirement in medical imaging applications is the registration of multiple representations of the object prior to mensuration. The modeling of the registration process and the registration system are described. The measurement of change in volume of bone grafts implanted inside the human body in a corrective surgical procedure is discussed, and the results are evaluated.<>
Keywords :
bone; computerised picture processing; medical computing; surgery; image registration; medical imaging applications; postsurgical bone-graft separation; Anatomy; Biomedical imaging; Bones; Computed tomography; Computer displays; Hospitals; Image analysis; Rendering (computer graphics); Surgery; Visualization;
Journal_Title :
Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE
