Title :
Image fusion improvements applied at the generation of 3D thermal models
Author :
Abreu de Souza, Mauren ; Sanches, Ionildo Jose ; Gamba, Humberto Remigio ; Nohama, Percy
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. on Electr. Eng. (CPGEI), Fed. Univ. of Technol. (UTFPR), Curitiba, Brazil
Abstract :
The application of multimodal image registration to various medical applications has been investigated. Image fusion involving 3D thermal and MRI/CT images allows the extraction of both functional and anatomical information, which may become a powerful tool to aid in clinical diagnoses.
Keywords :
biomedical MRI; computerised tomography; geometry; image fusion; image registration; image texture; medical image processing; 2D projected images; 3D multimodal models; 3D thermal models; 3D viewing projection; MRI-CT images; anatomical information; clinical diagnosis; functional information; functional temperature information; image fusion methodology; imaging modalities; multimodal image registration; texture; thermographic images; Cameras; Computed tomography; Image registration; Magnetic resonance imaging; Solid modeling; Three-dimensional displays;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2013 35th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Osaka
DOI :
10.1109/EMBC.2013.6610264
