Reconstruction of Head Surface based on Cross Sectional Contours

단면 윤곽선을 기반으로 한 두부표변의 재구성

  • Published : 1997.12.01

Abstract

In this paper, a new method of the 3D(dimensional) image reconstruction is proposed to build up the 3D image from 2D images using digital image processing techniques and computer graphics. First, the new feature extraction algorithm that doesn't need various input parameters and is not affected by threshold is adopted This new algorithm extracts feature points by eliminating some undesirable points on the ground of the connectivity. Second, as the cast function to reconstruct surfaces using extracted feature points, the minimum distance measure between two plane images has been adopted According to this measure, the surface formation algorithm doesn't need complex calculation and takes the form of triangle or trapezoid To investigate usefulness, this approach has been applied to a head CT image and compared with other methods. Experimental comparisons show that the suggested algorithm yields better performance on feature extraction than others. In contrast with the other methods, the complex calculation for surface formation in the proposed algorithm is not necessary.

본 논문에는 표면 형태만을 고려한 방법으로 다수의 단면 영상 데이터로부터, 관심있는 기관의 외부 표면을 패치(patch)에 의한 방법으로 재구성하여 삼차원적으로 표시하는 것을 목적으로 한다. 이를 위해 본 논문에서는 표면을 형성하기 위한 특징점을 추출하기 위하여 제거법에 의한 특징점 추출이라는 알고리즘을 제안하여 사용하였으며, 표면을 재구성하기 윟나 과정에서 두 단면의 영상의 특징점 사이의 최소 거리를 비용 함수로 사용하는 방법을 제안하였다. 제안한 알고리즘의 효용성을 확인하기 위하여 두부에 대한 이차원 CT 영상을 사용하여 실험을 실시하고 다른 방법과 비교하여 보았다.

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