CoroViz Visualization of 3D WholeHeart Coronary Artery MRA Data

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CoroViz - Visualization of 3D Whole-Heart
Coronary Artery MRA Data Masters Thesis Stefan
Tuchschmid
Supervision Oliver M. Weber, PhD Prof. Peter
Bösiger, PhD Alastair J. Martin,
PhD Department of Radiology Institute for
Biomedical Engineering University of California
San Francisco Swiss Federal Institute of
Technology San Francisco, USA Zurich,
Switzerland Start of Thesis March 30,
2004 End of Thesis September 30, 2004
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Introduction
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Introduction
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Introduction
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Requirements

• Develop a comprehensive tool for the
  visualization of Coronary MRA data
• 2D and 3D possible
• Quantification possible
• All visualization steps transparent to human
  operator
• Semi-automatic tracking of vessel points
  possible
• Work with real patient data

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Methods Workflow CoroViz
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Methods Hessian-based Filtering
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Methods Wavefront-based Tracking
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Methods Curved Reformat
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Methods Tube Visualization
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Methods Globe Visualization
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Methods Globe Visualization
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Methods Workflow CoroViz
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Results
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Results
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Discussion