Storing and managing three-dimensional digital medical image information

Michael A. Chapman; N. Denby

doi:10.1117/12.48246

1 September 1991 Storing and managing three-dimensional digital medical image information

Michael A. Chapman, N. Denby

Proceedings Volume 1526, Industrial Vision Metrology; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.48246
Event: Industrial Vision Metrology, 1991, Winnipeg, Canada

Abstract

The increased use of digital-imaging techniques in medical diagnosis has generated voluminous amounts of data. Data volume and its management is of particular importance when dealing with three-dimensional image derivatives. Subsequent use of the three- dimensional image data necessitates a compact and versatile data structure which permits some of the geometric operations and queries to be efficiently accomplished. This paper outlines such a compressed and flexible data structure for use with three-dimensional image data sets. Some examples from stereotactic neurosurgical applications are given to demonstrate the appropriateness of the proposed data structure.

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Michael A. Chapman and N. Denby "Storing and managing three-dimensional digital medical image information", Proc. SPIE 1526, Industrial Vision Metrology, (1 September 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.48246

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