Conformal flattening maps for the visualization of vessels

Lei Zhu; Steven Haker; Allen R. Tannenbaum

doi:10.1117/12.466985

17 May 2002 Conformal flattening maps for the visualization of vessels

Lei Zhu, Steven Haker, Allen R. Tannenbaum

Proceedings Volume 4681, Medical Imaging 2002: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Display; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.466985
Event: Medical Imaging 2002, 2002, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

In this note, we employ a conformal mapping technique for flattening branching tubular structures for visualization of MRA and CT volumetric vessel imagery. This may be used for the study of possible vessel pathology (cerebral embolism, cerebral thrombosis, or lung nodules near vessels). Our method is based on a discretization of the Laplace-Beltrami operator to flatten a surface onto a planar polygonal region in an angle-preserving manner.

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Lei Zhu, Steven Haker, and Allen R. Tannenbaum "Conformal flattening maps for the visualization of vessels", Proc. SPIE 4681, Medical Imaging 2002: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Display, (17 May 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.466985

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