3-D visualization system of the cranium based on x-ray images

Jun Jun Pan, Yan Ning Zhang, Hong Zhou, David Dagan Feng

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Abstract

A 3-d visualization system of the cranium based on reconstruction from X-rays is presented. Since X-rays belong to the penetrating projection images, the objects do not have definite surface in images. To solve this problem, an approach of pasting the lead granules on the face of a patient and reconstructing the face through the correlated vision is adopted. Then the 3-d cranium model is built by subtracting the thickness of soft tissue from the face model. The whole system consists of image pre-processing, feature point recognition, matching, texture mapping, animation, and 3-d measurement. Only the X-ray machine, adhesive tapes with lead granules and Multrasonograph are needed. The experiment demonstrates that this approach is effective and of high precision. It can help doctors examine and measure the face and cranium of patients by computer. Hopefully, this product could be developed and applied in clinic one day.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - Third International Conference on Medical Information Visualisation - BioMedical Visualisation, MediVis 2005
Pages71-76
Number of pages6
StatePublished - 2005
Event3rd International Conference on Medical Information Visualisation - BioMedical Visualisation, MediVis 2005 - London, United Kingdom
Duration: 5 Jul 20057 Jul 2005

Publication series

NameProceedings - Third International Conference on Medical Information Visualisation - BioMedical Visualisation, MediVis 2005
Volume2005

Conference

Conference3rd International Conference on Medical Information Visualisation - BioMedical Visualisation, MediVis 2005
Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
CityLondon
Period5/07/057/07/05

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