Enhanced stereographic x-ray images.
This project extends previous work on stereographic projection of 2D x-ray images and aims to overcome a number of problems, namely: confusing stereo cues; distortion between stereo pairs; and increased radiation exposure from additional x-ray images. Images are distortion corrected and a polygonal representation of a bone fitted to the x-ray image, to approximate the bone surface. The polygonal representation is rendered and blended with the x-ray image to add surface detail, without obscuring salient features within the original x-ray. A reduction in x-ray exposure by using a stereo pair of computer-generated polygonal bone images blended with a mono x-ray image is investigated. An experiment provides evidence that depth perception is increased with the inclusion of bone surface rendering, and is achievable with a mono x-ray image.
Viant
Warren J
WJ
Department of Computer Science, University of Hull, Hull, UK.
Ward
James W
JW
D016477:Artifacts; D003196:Computer Graphics; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003867:Depth Perception; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D019047:Phantoms, Imaging; D012984:Software; D013499:Surface Properties; D025321:Surgery, Computer-Assisted; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D014963:X-Ray Intensifying Screens