Title
Colon visualization using shape preserving flattening
Abstract
Virtual colonoscopy is a well-known screening modality for colon cancer, and virtual colon flattening techniques have been proposed to map the 3D surface to the 2D domain. Performing this flattening with conformal geometry allows for the local shapes to be preserved. We explore here how these shape preserving flattened maps can be used for visualization of the colon and to enhance the VC environment. Our discussion focuses on two types of use of the flattened colon, using the flattened mesh alone and using it with integration into the 3D endoluminal view. For the mesh alone, flattened views can be generated using volume rendering to attain the same image quality present in a typical view. When integrated with the 3D endoluminal view, the flattened mesh can be used to assist in navigation through a colon, or in acquiring corresponding view points in two scans if there is a one-to-one and onto mapping between two flattened meshes.
Year
DOI
Venue
2010
10.1007/978-3-642-25719-3_17
Virtual Colonoscopy and Abdominal Imaging
Keywords
Field
DocType
colon cancer,conformal geometry,endoluminal view,virtual colon,typical view,local shape,vc environment,image quality present,corresponding view point,virtual colonoscopy,colon visualization,volume rendering,medical imaging,visualization
Computer vision,Volume rendering,Polygon mesh,Flattening,Computer graphics (images),Visualization,Medical imaging,Conformal geometry,Image quality,Artificial intelligence,Virtual colonoscopy,Engineering
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
5
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Joseph Marino17011.35
Arie Kaufman24154453.50