Integrated 3D Display of Brain Anatomy and Intracranial Vasculature in MR Imaging
| Autor: | Laub G, Ehricke Hh |
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| Rok vydání: | 1990 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry Brain Magnetic resonance imaging Image processing Stereo display Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mr imaging Visualization Resection Brain anatomy 3d image Image Processing Computer-Assisted medicine Humans Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging Nuclear medicine business Biomedical engineering |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 14:846-852 |
| ISSN: | 0363-8715 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/00004728-199009000-00041 |
| Popis: | In many clinical situations neuroradiologists and neurosurgeons are keenly interested in images displaying both brain structures and intracranial vessels in an integrative manner. In this paper an approach to three-dimensional visualization of brain and vascular structures from magnetic resonance (MR) volume data is reported. It has been designed with the aim of providing a robust and reliable image processing tool for routine clinical applications. The method has been made possible by recent developments in MR image acquisition, especially MR angiography and rapid gradient-echo sequences (Turbo-fast low angle shot). On the basis of the ray-tracing principle, integration of brain and vessel anatomy into a single 3D image is achieved. Image data are acquired with flow-compensated gradient-echo pulse sequences. Even slow flow in venous structures may be demonstrated using a two-dimensional sequential-slice scanning method. Finally, if incorporated into an interactive image processing system, this technique may be used as a planning tool allowing a surgical “rehearsal” prior to actual operative exposure and resection of a lesion. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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