Pulmonary blood vessels extraction from dual-energy CT images using a synchrotron radiation micro-CT

K. Saito; S. Ohnishi; S. Fuketa; Y. Kawata; N. Niki; K. Umetani; H. Sakai; Y. Nakano; T. Okamoto; H. Itoh

doi:10.1117/12.2512369

Translator Disclaimer

15 March 2019 Pulmonary blood vessels extraction from dual-energy CT images using a synchrotron radiation micro-CT

K. Saito, S. Ohnishi , S. Fuketa, Y. Kawata, N. Niki, K. Umetani, H. Sakai, Y. Nakano, T. Okamoto, H. Itoh

Author Affiliations +

Proceedings Volume 10953, Medical Imaging 2019: Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging; 109530G (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2512369
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2019, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Quantitative analyses of three-dimensional (3D) micro structures in human lungs can provide detailed information to elucidate pulmonary disease progress. The pulmonary blood vessels, have so far been studied morphologically and functionally from various aspects. However, there are problems with low spatial resolution or limited field of view. In this study, we propose an extraction method for pulmonary blood vessels like to capillary beds. 3D microstructure of vascular systems is visualized by analyzing of high-resolution dual-energy CT images using large-field high-resolution x-ray micro-CT.

Citation Download Citation

K. Saito, S. Ohnishi , S. Fuketa, Y. Kawata, N. Niki, K. Umetani, H. Sakai, Y. Nakano, T. Okamoto, and H. Itoh "Pulmonary blood vessels extraction from dual-energy CT images using a synchrotron radiation micro-CT ", Proc. SPIE 10953, Medical Imaging 2019: Biomedical Applications in Molecular, Structural, and Functional Imaging, 109530G (15 March 2019); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2512369

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE