Virtual CT intravascular endoscopy of the aorta: pierced surface and floating shape thresholding artifacts.
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Abstract
Two types of artifacts may appear in virtual computed tomographic endoscopic views of the aorta rendered at different threshold levels: pierced surface and floating shape artifacts. A positive correlation was found between mean attenuation of the aorta and the threshold levels at which these artifacts appeared. The correlation was statistically significant (0.71 < or = r < or = 0.86) for floating shape. An artifact-free threshold range can be predicted on the basis of aortic enhancement.
Medical subject headings
- Angioscopes
- Aortic Diseases
- Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- User-Computer Interface