title: Fast Fourier projection for MR angiography.
abstract: We have developed a technique called fast Fourier projection which rapidly produces projections through images and is particularly useful for generating MR angiograms. Based on the projection-slice theorem of Fourier transform theory, this method extracts planes from three-dimensional spatial frequency space and computes projections at arbitrary viewing angles by two-dimensional inverse Fourier transformation. Typical computation times are on the order of 1 s per projection. This performance makes possible interactive selection of optimal projection directions for visualizing the desired vasculature in single or stereo-pair angiographic images and drastically reduces the time required to generate sequences of projections for display in movie loops compared to the conventional ray-casting approach. The method is easily implemented on off-line workstations or directly on MRI computer systems.
authors.affiliation: Tom Lawson Family Imaging Research Laboratory, John P. Robarts Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Napel
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dunne
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Rutt
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D002339:Carotid Arteries / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005583:Fourier Analysis; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012399:Rotation