Combining a morphological
interpolation approach with a surface reconstruction method for the 3-D representation of tomographic data

dc.contributor.author	Μουραβλιάνσκυ, Νικόλαος Α.	el
dc.contributor.author	Ματσόπουλος, Γεώργιος Κ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Δελήμπασης, Κωνσταντίνος Κ.	el
dc.contributor.author	Ασβεστάς, Παντελής Α.	el
dc.contributor.author	Νικήτα, Κωνσταντίνα Σ.	el
dc.date.accessioned	2015-01-13T14:42:21Z
dc.date.available	2015-01-13T14:42:21Z
dc.date.issued	2015-01-13
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11400/3936
dc.rights	Αναφορά Δημιουργού-Μη Εμπορική Χρήση-Όχι Παράγωγα Έργα 3.0 Ηνωμένες Πολιτείες	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/	*
dc.source	http://www.elsevier.com	en
dc.subject	Medical interpolation
dc.subject	Mathematical morphology
dc.subject	Ιατρική παρεμβολή
dc.subject	Μαθηματική μορφολογία
dc.title	Combining a morphological interpolation approach with a surface reconstruction method for the 3-D representation of tomographic data	en
heal.type	journalArticle
heal.classification	Medicine
heal.classification	Biomedical engineering
heal.classification	Ιατρική
heal.classification	Βιοϊατρική τεχνολογία
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00006614
heal.classificationURI	http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85014237
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Ιατρική
heal.classificationURI	N/A-Βιοϊατρική τεχνολογία
heal.identifier.secondary	doi:10.1016/j.jvcir.2003.12.003
heal.language	en
heal.access	free
heal.recordProvider	Τ.Ε.Ι. Αθήνας. Σχολή Τεχνολογικών Εφαρμογών. Τμήμα Μηχανικών Βιοϊατρικής Τεχνολογίας Τ.Ε.	el
heal.publicationDate	2004
heal.bibliographicCitation	Mouravliansky, N., Matsopoulos, G., Delibasis, K., Asvestas, P. and Nikita, K. (December 2004). Combining a morphological interpolation approach with a surface reconstruction method for the 3-D representation of tomographic data. Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation. 15(4). pp. 565–579. Elsevier Science Ltd. Available from: http://www.sciencedirect.com [Accessed 22/01/2004]	en
heal.abstract	In this paper, a new interpolation scheme, based on Mathematical Morphology and a modified Marching Cubes (MC) Algorithm to reconstruct 3-D anatomical structures is presented. The proposed interpolation technique is implemented using morphological operations and incorporates a distance function to improve the computational effectiveness of the technique. The morphological interpolation technique is compared to an existing shape based interpolation method and its advantages include superiority capability on handling various cases such as the branching and holes problem (appearance and disappearance of information) and more accurate volume estimation. Furthermore, the morphological technique is companied with a 3-D reconstruction algorithm capable of representing any anatomical structure from real 3-D medical data. Introducing a novel general rule, the algorithm triangulates all standard cube configurations introduced from the standard MC algorithm, without producing topologically incoherent surfaces or holes. Finally, the technique is implemented in JAVA and its output is in VRML 1.0 format; therefore it can be executed over the internet and implemented for telemedicine applications.	en
heal.publisher	Elsevier Science Ltd	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Visual Communication and Image Representation	en
heal.journalType	peer-reviewed
heal.fullTextAvailability	true