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13 March 2009A visualization system for CT based pulmonary fissure analysis
In this study we describe a visualization system of pulmonary fissures depicted on CT images. The purpose is to
provide clinicians with an intuitive perception of a patient's lung anatomy through an interactive examination of fissures,
enhancing their understanding and accurate diagnosis of lung diseases. This system consists of four key components: (1)
region-of-interest segmentation; (2) three-dimensional surface modeling; (3) fissure type classification; and (4) an
interactive user interface, by which the extracted fissures are displayed flexibly in different space domains including
image space, geometric space, and mixed space using simple toggling "on" and "off" operations. In this system, the
different visualization modes allow users not only to examine the fissures themselves but also to analyze the relationship
between fissures and their surrounding structures. In addition, the users can adjust thresholds interactively to visualize
the fissure surface under different scanning and processing conditions. Such a visualization tool is expected to facilitate
investigation of structures near the fissures and provide an efficient "visual aid" for other applications such as treatment
planning and assessment of therapeutic efficacy as well as education of medical professionals.
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Jiantao Pu, Bin Zheng, Sang Cheol Park, "A visualization system for CT based pulmonary fissure analysis," Proc. SPIE 7261, Medical Imaging 2009: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Modeling, 726130 (13 March 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.811393