Title :
Automatic 3D shape reconstruction of bones
Author :
Pardo, J.M. ; Cabello, D. ; Heras, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. Electron. y Comput., Santiago de Compostela Univ., Spain
Abstract :
In this work the authors describe a knowledge based system for the automatic reconstruction of the 3D shape of the tibia from CT images. The system is structured into two levels. A low level slice by slice segmentation is first carried out. After it, a knowledge based split-and-merge process in space identifies and reconstructs anatomical structures
Keywords :
bone; computerised tomography; image reconstruction; image segmentation; medical expert systems; medical image processing; X-ray CT images; anatomical structures identification; automatic 3D shape reconstruction; knowledge based split-and-merge process; low level slice by slice segmentation; medical diagnostic imaging; tibia; Anatomical structure; Bones; Computed tomography; Geometry; Hospitals; Image reconstruction; Image segmentation; Knowledge based systems; Shape; Vectors;
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.1995.575163
