Combining a morphological interpolation approach with a surface reconstruction method for the 3-D representation of tomographic data

Mouravliansky, N; Matsopoulos, GK; Delibasis, K; Asvestas, P; Nikita, KS

dc.contributor.author	Mouravliansky, N	en
dc.contributor.author	Matsopoulos, GK	en
dc.contributor.author	Delibasis, K	en
dc.contributor.author	Asvestas, P	en
dc.contributor.author	Nikita, KS	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:20:00Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:20:00Z
dc.date.issued	2004	en
dc.identifier.issn	1047-3203	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/15808
dc.subject	3-D visualization	en
dc.subject	Marching Cubes Algorithm	en
dc.subject	Mathematical morphology	en
dc.subject	Medical interpolation	en
dc.subject	Surface reconstruction	en
dc.subject.classification	Computer Science, Information Systems	en
dc.subject.classification	Computer Science, Software Engineering	en
dc.subject.other	Algorithms	en
dc.subject.other	Internet	en
dc.subject.other	Interpolation	en
dc.subject.other	Java programming language	en
dc.subject.other	Mathematical techniques	en
dc.subject.other	Problem solving	en
dc.subject.other	Telemedicine	en
dc.subject.other	3-dimensional visualization	en
dc.subject.other	Marching cubes algorithm	en
dc.subject.other	Medical interpolation	en
dc.subject.other	Surface reconstruction	en
dc.subject.other	Tomography	en
dc.title	Combining a morphological interpolation approach with a surface reconstruction method for the 3-D representation of tomographic data	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.jvcir.2003.12.003	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvcir.2003.12.003	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2004	en
heal.abstract	In this paper, a new interpolation scheme, based on Mathematical Morphology and a modified Marching Cubes (MC) Algorithm to reconstruct 3-D anatomical structures is presented. The proposed interpolation technique is implemented using morphological operations and incorporates a distance function to improve the computational effectiveness of the technique. The morphological interpolation technique is compared to an existing shape based interpolation method and its advantages include superiority capability on handling various cases such as the branching and holes problem (appearance and disappearance of information) and more accurate volume estimation. Furthermore, the morphological technique is companied with a 3-D reconstruction algorithm capable of representing any anatomical structure from real 3-D medical data. Introducing a novel general rule.. the algorithm triangulates all standard cube configurations introduced from the standard MC algorithm, without producing topologically incoherent surfaces or holes. Finally, the technique is implemented in JAVA and its output is in VRML 1.0 format; therefore it can be executed over the internet and implemented for telemedicine applications. (C) 2003 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.	en
heal.publisher	ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.jvcir.2003.12.003	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000224924200005	en
dc.identifier.volume	15	en
dc.identifier.issue	4	en
dc.identifier.spage	565	en
dc.identifier.epage	579	en