3D visualization library for multimodal medical images

✍ Scribed by Tomi Heinonen; Kari Visala; Mikko Blomqvist; Hannu Eskola; Harry Frey

• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1998
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 1007 KB
• Volume: 22
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0895-6111
• DOI: 10.1016/s0895-6111(98)00031-7

✦ Synopsis

This study focuses on three-dimensional (3D) presentations of medical images such as magnetic resonance (MR) images and computed tomography (CT) images. Also multimodal presentations of medical images and signals, including different visualization techniques are considered. A Cþþ class library together with graphical user interfaces was developed for presenting the results. The implemented software operates in PC/Windows environment. It was tested with various medical images including raw MR and CT data and segmented images, and was applied in a hospital environment. The software operates relatively fast and the quality of resulting pictures is adequate for all tested medical applications. Further applications of 3D presentations in clinical medicine are considered.