Quantitative Analysis of Vessel Morphology Using Micro-Computed Tomography

摘要：

Micro-computed tomography is an advanced tool for observing three-dimensional tissue structures with high densities. It has been widely used to study the various vascular patterns. In this paper, a novel image analysis procedure based on micro-computed tomography is proposed for the quantification of vessel morphology. The quantification is obtained by first extracting the vessels, collecting their topological information and then calculating the geometric characteristics of the vessels. The methods of measuring vessel density, diameter and tortuosity are given in this paper. The accuracy and precision of the algorithm are evaluated through data from cerebral angiography. The result shows its great potential for future application.

关键词： vessel morphology micro-computed tomography quantitative analysis

作者: Mi Zhou Jun Zhao Falei Yuan

作者单位: School of Biomedical Engineering Shanghai Jiaotong University Shanghai, China Med-x Institute Shanghai Jiaotong University Shanghai, China

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 2011 4th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Informatics(第四届生物医学工程与信息学国际会议 BMEI 2011)

会议地点: 上海

会议语种:英文

页码: 456-460

在线出版日期: 2011-10-15（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）