Interactive virtual endoscopy in coronary arteries based on multimodality fusion

Andreas Wahle; Mark E Olszewski; Milan Sonka

doi:10.1109/TMI.2004.837109

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Interactive virtual endoscopy in coronary arteries based on multimodality fusion

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Interactive virtual endoscopy in coronary arteries based on multimodality fusion

Andreas Wahle, Mark E Olszewski and Milan Sonka

IEEE transactions on medical imaging, Vol.23(11), pp.1391-1403

11/2004

DOI: 10.1109/TMI.2004.837109

PMID: 15554127

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Abstract

A novel approach for platform-independent virtual endoscopy in human coronary arteries is presented in this paper. It incorporates previously developed and validated methodology for multimodality fusion of two X-ray angiographic images with pullback data from intravascular ultrasound (IVUS). These modalities pose inherently different challenges than those present in many tomographic modalities that provide parallel slices. The fusion process results in a three- or four-dimensional (3-D/4-D) model of a coronary artery, specifically of its lumen/plaque and media/adventitia surfaces. The model is used for comprehensive quantitative hemodynamic, morphologic, and functional analyses. The resulting quantitative indexes are then used to supplement the model. Platform-independent visualization is achieved through the use of the ISO/IEC-standardized Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML). The visualization includes an endoscopic fly-through animation that enables the user to interactively select vessel location and fly-through speed, as well as to display image pixel data or quantification results in 3-D. The presented VRML virtual-endoscopy system is used in research studies of coronary atherosclerosis development, quantitative assessment of coronary morphology and function, and vascular interventions.

Ultrasonography, Interventional - methods

User-Computer Interface

Reproducibility of Results

Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted - methods

Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods

Subtraction Technique

Coronary Artery Disease - diagnostic imaging

Algorithms

Angiography - methods

Sensitivity and Specificity

Angioscopy - methods

Coronary Artery Disease - pathology

Pattern Recognition, Automated - methods

Details

Title: Subtitle: Interactive virtual endoscopy in coronary arteries based on multimodality fusion
Creators: Andreas Wahle - University of Iowa, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA. a.wahle@ieee.org
Mark E Olszewski
Milan Sonka
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: IEEE transactions on medical imaging, Vol.23(11), pp.1391-1403
DOI: 10.1109/TMI.2004.837109
PMID: 15554127
NLM abbreviation: IEEE Trans Med Imaging
ISSN: 0278-0062
eISSN: 1558-254X
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; United States
Grant note: R01HL63373 / NHLBI NIH HHS
Language: English
Date published: 11/2004
Academic Unit: Roy J. Carver Department of Biomedical Engineering; Electrical and Computer Engineering; Radiation Oncology; Injury Prevention Research Center; Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences
Record Identifier: 9984047675402771

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