Three-Dimensional Reconstruction Of Ultrasound Images

Robert C. Lalouche; Dan Bickmore; Franklin Tessler; Nicholas J. Mankovich; H. K. Huang; H. Kangarloo

doi:10.1117/12.953286

25 May 1989 Three-Dimensional Reconstruction Of Ultrasound Images

Robert C. Lalouche, Dan Bickmore, Franklin Tessler, Nicholas J. Mankovich, H. K. Huang, H. Kangarloo

Proceedings Volume 1092, Medical Imaging III: Image Processing; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.953286
Event: Medical Imaging III, 1989, Newport Beach, CA, United States

Abstract

We have established a three-dimensional (3-D) imaging facility for reconstruction of serial two-dimensional (2-D) ultrasound images. In the facility, contiguous 2-D images are captured directly at the clinical site from the real-time video signals of a Labsonics serial ultrasound imager. The images are digitized and stored on an IBM PC. They are then transferred over an Ethernet communication network to the Image Processing Laboratory. Finally, the serial images are reformatted and the 3-D images are reconstructed on a Pixar image computer. The reconstruction method involves grey level remapping, slice interpolation, tissue classification, surface enhancement, illumination, projection, and display. We have demonstrated that 3-D ultra-sound images can be created which bring out features difficult to discern in 2-D ultrasound images.

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Robert C. Lalouche, Dan Bickmore, Franklin Tessler, Nicholas J. Mankovich, H. K. Huang, and H. Kangarloo "Three-Dimensional Reconstruction Of Ultrasound Images", Proc. SPIE 1092, Medical Imaging III: Image Processing, (25 May 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.953286

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