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Improved visualization in virtual colonoscopy using image-based rendering

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Data Visualization 2001

Part of the book series: Eurographics ((EUROGRAPH))

Abstract

Virtual colonoscopy (VC) is a patient-friendly alternative for colorectal endoscopic examination. We explore visualization aspects of VC such as surface in view, navigation and communication of a diagnosis. A series of unfolded cubes presents an animated full 360-degree omnidirectional field-of-view to the physician, to facilitate thorough and rapid inspection. For communication between physicians a tool has been designed that uses image-based rendering. Clinical evaluation has shown a reduction in inspection time from 19 minutes to 7 minutes without loss of sensitivity. With current virtual colonoscopy using a 2-sided view only 94% of the surface is available for exploration. In our approach the surface in view is increased to potentially 100%. Thus, the entire colon can be explored with better confidence that no regions are missed.

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  1. Department of Applied Physics, Delft University of Technology, Lorenzweg 1, 2628, CJ Delft, The Netherlands

    Iwo Serlie & Frans Vos

  2. Faculty of Information Technology and Systems, Delft University of Technology, Zuidplantsoen 4, 2628BZ, Delft, The Netherlands

    Iwo Serlie & Frits Post

  3. Department of Radiology, Erasmus University Medical Center, P.O. Box 1738, 3000 DR, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    Frans Vos

  4. Department of Radiology, Academie Medical Center, P.O. Box 22700, 1100, DE Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Rogier van Gelder, Jaap Stoker & Yung Nio

  5. EasyVision Advanced Development, Philips Medical Systems Nederland B.V., P.O. Box 10.000, 5680, DA Best, The Netherlands

    Roel Truyen & Frans Gerritsen

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  1. School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA

    David S. Ebert

  2. Data Mining & Visualization, CSCS, Manno, Switzerland

    Jean M. Favre

  3. Institut für wissenschaftliches Rechnen, ETH-Zentrum, IFW, Zürich, Switzerland

    Ronald Peikert

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Serlie, I. et al. (2001). Improved visualization in virtual colonoscopy using image-based rendering. In: Ebert, D.S., Favre, J.M., Peikert, R. (eds) Data Visualization 2001. Eurographics. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6215-6_15

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