SURFACE RECONSTRUCTION FROM 3D MEDICAL IMAGES BASED ON TRI-TREE CONTOURING - Seeking Geometrically Valid Surfaces

Rubén Pulido, Juan J. Jiménez, Félix Paulano

2012

Abstract

Surface reconstruction from 3D medical images is fundamental for bio-medical applications. Nevertheless, the generation of valid geometric surfaces is a difficult task due to the complexity of the structures necessary to represent the human body. In this paper, we describe the main strategies concerning surface reconstruction and planar contour extraction algorithms. In addition, we propose a new approach to surface reconstruction from medical images. Our approach is divided into two main parts. In the first part, contour extraction is performed using a hierarchical spatial decomposition. In the second part, these contours can be triangulated using a table of patterns in order to obtain geometrically valid surfaces.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Pulido R., J. Jiménez J. and Paulano F. (2012). SURFACE RECONSTRUCTION FROM 3D MEDICAL IMAGES BASED ON TRI-TREE CONTOURING - Seeking Geometrically Valid Surfaces . In Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications and International Conference on Information Visualization Theory and Applications - Volume 1: GRAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2012) ISBN 978-989-8565-02-0, pages 175-181. DOI: 10.5220/0003930501750181

in Bibtex Style

@conference{grapp12,
author={Rubén Pulido and Juan J. Jiménez and Félix Paulano},
title={SURFACE RECONSTRUCTION FROM 3D MEDICAL IMAGES BASED ON TRI-TREE CONTOURING - Seeking Geometrically Valid Surfaces},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications and International Conference on Information Visualization Theory and Applications - Volume 1: GRAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2012)},
year={2012},
pages={175-181},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0003930501750181},
isbn={978-989-8565-02-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications and International Conference on Information Visualization Theory and Applications - Volume 1: GRAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2012)
TI - SURFACE RECONSTRUCTION FROM 3D MEDICAL IMAGES BASED ON TRI-TREE CONTOURING - Seeking Geometrically Valid Surfaces
SN - 978-989-8565-02-0
AU - Pulido R.
AU - J. Jiménez J.
AU - Paulano F.
PY - 2012
SP - 175
EP - 181
DO - 10.5220/0003930501750181