Toward a better understanding of texture in vascular CT scan simulated images

IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 2001 Jan;48(1):120-4. doi: 10.1109/10.900272.

Abstract

This paper shows the influence of computed tomography slice thickness on textural parameters by simulating realistic images issued from: 1) a 3D model of vascular tree, with structural and functional features and in which angiogenesis is related to the organ growth; 2) a projection/reconstruction process using fast Fourier transform. Texture analysis is performed by means of second-order statistics and gradient based methods.

MeSH terms

  • Angiography / methods*
  • Fourier Analysis
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted*
  • Liver / blood supply
  • Models, Cardiovascular*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*