Aortic dissection (AD) is a condition of the main artery of the human body, resulting in the
formation of a new flow channel, or false lumen. The disease is usually diagnosed with a …

This paper reviews the current state of the art in Image-Guided Procedures (IGP), focusing
on key enabling technologies, and image-guided systems. Based on an idealized time-line …

Visualization in Medicine is the first book on visualization and its application to problems in
medical diagnosis, education, and treatment. The book describes the algorithms, the …

Catastrophic failure of brittle rocks is important in managing risk associated with system‐
sized material failure. Such failure is caused by nucleation, growth, and coalescence of …

Statistical shape and intensity modelling have been subject to an increasing interest within
the past decade. However, construction of such models requires large number of segmented …

Narrow fractures—or more generally narrow planar features—can be difficult to extract from
3D image datasets, and available methods are often unsuitable or inapplicable. A proper …

Virtual endoscopy is the computerized creation of images depicting the inside of patient
anatomy reconstructed in a virtual reality environment. It permits interactive, noninvasive, 3 …

The segmentation of fractured bone from computed tomographies (CT images) is an
important process in medical visualization and simulation, because it enables such …

The surgical treatment of injuries to the spine often requires the placement of pedicle
screws. To prevent damage to nearby blood vessels and nerves, the individual vertebrae …

This paper addresses the issue of fully automatic segmentation of a hip CT image with the
goal to preserve the joint structure for clinical applications in hip disease diagnosis and …