Three-dimensional reconstruction of the coronary arteries using a priori knowledge

    Authors

    P. Windyga; M. Garreau; M. Shah; H. Le Breton;J. L. Coatrieux

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Med. Biol. Eng. Comput.

    Keywords

    digital angiography; biplane; 3D reconstruction; coronary arteries; ANGIOGRAMS; Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications; Engineering, ; Biomedical; Mathematical & Computational Biology; Medical Informatics

    Abstract

    A method for 3D reconstruction of the coronary arteries from two radiographic images is presented. A novel technique for matching image structures is the main contribution of the work. After a comprehensive study of the knowledge required to approach this problem, an automatic method, which includes both numeric and symbolic procedures to solve geometric ambiguities, is developed. In the proposed method, all possible (virtual) reconstructions are first obtained. Their validity is evaluated by means of a priori knowledge about the 3D object and its projections, From the set of chosen possible solutions, the most likely solution is selected. The method is tested using real images and is implemented in a platform that allows further clinical validation.

    Journal Title

    Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing

    Volume

    36

    Issue/Number

    2

    Publication Date

    1-1-1998

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    158

    Last Page

    164

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000073086800002

    ISSN

    0140-0118

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