title: Flattening the abdominal aortic tree for effective visualization.
abstract: We developed a novel visualization method for providing an uncluttered view of the abdominal aorta and its branches. The method abstracts the complex geometry of vessels using a convex primitive, and uses a sweep line algorithm to find a suboptimal placement of the primitive. The method was evaluated using 10 CT angiography datasets and resulted in a clear visualization with all cluttering intersections removed. The method can be used to convey clinical findings, including lumen patency and lesion locations, in a single two-dimensional image.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Electr. Eng., Stanford Univ., CA 94305, USA. jhwon@stanford.edu
authors.forename: Joong Ho
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Won
authors.forename: Geoffrey D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Rubin
authors.forename: Sandy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Napel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000465:Algorithms; D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001698:Biomedical Engineering; D016208:Databases, Factual; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008953:Models, Anatomic; D008955:Models, Cardiovascular; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000706:statistics & numerical data