TY - GEN
T1 - 4D vascular tree reconstruction using moving grid deformation
AU - Xue, Jiaxing
AU - Gao, Jean
AU - Arbique, Gary
AU - Brown, Spencer
AU - Saint-Cyr, Michel
PY - 2006/12/1
Y1 - 2006/12/1
N2 - Perforator flaps have been widely used in plastic surgery for greater survivability and decreased morbidity. However, quantitative analysis of three dimensional (3D) blood flow direction and location has not been examined yet. In this paper, we reconstruct the 3D vascular tree with the incorporation of temporal information (4D) from contrast-agent propagation. A novel computational framework by adopting a moving grid deformation method is presented. To take advantage of temporal information of the bolus propagating, a sequential segmentation procedure is proposed. Moreover, the evolving of the vascular tree (4D vascular tree) is reconstructed through this procedure. Experimental results for anterolateral thigh perforator (ALTP) flap demonstrate the effectiveness of this method.
AB - Perforator flaps have been widely used in plastic surgery for greater survivability and decreased morbidity. However, quantitative analysis of three dimensional (3D) blood flow direction and location has not been examined yet. In this paper, we reconstruct the 3D vascular tree with the incorporation of temporal information (4D) from contrast-agent propagation. A novel computational framework by adopting a moving grid deformation method is presented. To take advantage of temporal information of the bolus propagating, a sequential segmentation procedure is proposed. Moreover, the evolving of the vascular tree (4D vascular tree) is reconstructed through this procedure. Experimental results for anterolateral thigh perforator (ALTP) flap demonstrate the effectiveness of this method.
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U2 - 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.259839
DO - 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.259839
M3 - Conference contribution
C2 - 17946121
AN - SCOPUS:34047166592
SN - 1424400325
SN - 9781424400324
T3 - Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings
SP - 2526
EP - 2529
BT - 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'06
T2 - 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS'06
Y2 - 30 August 2006 through 3 September 2006
ER -