Lung Visualization for Bronchoscopic Biopsy Planning

Image Source: CT images provided by Dr. Shigeyuki Yoshida at Osaka University Medical School
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Volume Rendering Using Conventional Tissue Classification
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Bronchus(blue) and Vessel(red)

Volume Rendering Using Multi-Chanel Tissue Classification Based on 3D Local Intensity Structures
Channel 1. Original Image
Channel 2. 3D Line-Filtered Image
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Bronchus(blue) and Vessel(red)

Histogram
Horizontal: Channel 1 (original), Vertical: Channel 2 (line filter)
Whole 3D Image
Manually Traced Bronchus Region
Manually Traced Center Line of Bronchus


Profile of CT image of Broncus


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