Title :
ANIA: a tool for angiographic image analysis and study
Author :
La Cruz, A. ; Windyga, P. ; Bevilacqua, G. ; Silva, Jaime
Author_Institution :
Grupo de Bioingenieria y Biofisica Aplicada, Simon Bolivar Univ., Caracas
Abstract :
The main reason for lumen reduction of the arteries is lipid accumulation in their walls. Diagnosis of this disease is possible by the application of image analysis techniques. A tridimensional representation of the coronaries (arteries that perfuse the heart muscle) is needed for their precise evaluation. The present research proposes a tool to evaluate 2D and 3D processing algorithms from angiographic images. ANIA (Angiographic Image Analyzer) is developed on a Silicon Graphics platform, in Object Oriented Programming, and represents an alternative tool for improving the study of the coronaries
Keywords :
angiocardiography; image segmentation; medical image processing; 2D processing algorithms; 3D processing algorithms; Silicon Graphics platform; arterial lumen reduction; coronaries; disease diagnosis; heart muscle perfusion; lipid accumulation; medical diagnostic imaging; object oriented programming; tridimensional representation; Arteries; Cardiac disease; Cardiovascular diseases; Graphics; Heart; Image analysis; Lipidomics; Muscles; Object oriented programming; Silicon;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995., IEEE 17th Annual Conference
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2475-7
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1995.575160
