3D virtual endoscopy of heart.
- Author:
Aan DU
1
;
Xin YANG
;
Haihong XUE
;
Liping YAO
;
Kun SUN
Author Information
1. Institute of Image Processing and Pattern Recognition, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China. unsigned@sjtu.edu.cn
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Algorithms;
Endoscopy;
methods;
Heart;
diagnostic imaging;
Humans;
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted;
Imaging, Three-Dimensional;
Tomography, Spiral Computed;
methods;
User-Computer Interface
- From:
Journal of Biomedical Engineering
2012;29(5):974-982
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
In this paper, we present a virtual endoscopy (VE) for diagnosis of heart diseases, which is proved efficient and affordable, easy to popularize for viewing the interior of the heart. The dual source CT (DSCT) data were used as primary data in our system. The 3D structure of virtual heart was reconstructed with 3D texture mapping technology based on graphics processing unit (GPU), and could be displayed dynamically in real time. When we displayed it in real time, we could not only observe the inside of the chambers of heart but also examine from the new angle of view by the 3D data which were already clipped according to doctor's desire. In the pattern of observation, we used both mutual interactive mode and auto mode. In the auto mode, we used Dijkstra Algorithm which treated the 3D Euler distance as weighting factor to find out the view path quickly, and, used view path to calculate the four chamber plane.
