A cloud-based centerline algorithm for Studierfenster

Christina Dionysio, Daniel Wild, Antonio Pepe, Christina Gsaxner, Jianning Li, Luis Alvarez, Jan Egger*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

A practical method to analyze blood vessels, like the aorta, is to calculate the vessel's centerline and evaluate its shape in a CT or CTA scan. This contribution introduces a cloud-based centerline tool for the aorta, which computes an initial centerline from a CTA scan with two user given seed points. Afterwards, this initial centerline can be smoothed in a second step. The work done for this contribution was implemented into an existing online tool for medical image analysis, called Studierfenster. In order to evaluate the outcome of this contribution, we tested the smoothed centerline computed within Studierfenster against 40 baseline centerlines from a public available CTA challenge dataset. In doing so, we computed a minimum, maximum, and mean distance between the two centerlines in mm for every data sample, resulting in the smallest distance of 0.59mm, an overall maximum distance of 14.18mm, and a mean distance for all samples of 3.86mm with a standard deviation of 0.99mm.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMedical Imaging 2021
Subtitle of host publicationImaging Informatics for Healthcare, Research, and Applications
EditorsThomas M. Deserno, Brian J. Park
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510640313
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
EventMedical Imaging 2021: Imaging Informatics for Healthcare, Research, and Applications - Virtual, Online, United States
Duration: 15 Feb 202119 Feb 2021

Publication series

NameProgress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE
Volume11601
ISSN (Print)1605-7422

Conference

ConferenceMedical Imaging 2021: Imaging Informatics for Healthcare, Research, and Applications
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityVirtual, Online
Period15/02/2119/02/21

Keywords

  • Aorta
  • Calculation
  • Centerline
  • Client/Server
  • Studierfenster
  • Tracking

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Biomaterials
  • Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging

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