Virtual angioscopy using spiral CT and real-time interactive volume-rendering techniques
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P A Smith1, D G Heath, E K Fishman
1Department of Radiology, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiologic Science, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
Abstract:
Our purpose was to describe a technique for visualizing the inner contours of the vasculature using contrast enhanced spiral CT and volume rendering techniques. Because the technique is similar to using a camera to look inside vessels, we call this technique "virtual angioscopy." Preliminary results suggest virtual angioscopy using volumetric 3D rendering techniques as a potentially useful technique for the noninvasive evaluation of vascular pathology.
