Abstract
We present a graphical three-dimensional method that facilitates image registration and fusion, and provides quantitative geometric and volume information. In particular it enhances the use of functional (radiopharmaceutical) imaging (SPECT, PET) which, though a powerful clinical tool, has the disadvantage of low spatial resolution and ill-defined boundaries. Registration between functional images and structural images (MRI, CT) can augment the anatomical context of these functional images.
MeSH terms
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Abdominal Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Abdominal Neoplasms / secondary
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Adult
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Aged
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Basal Ganglia Diseases / diagnosis
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Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Computer Graphics* / instrumentation
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Computer Systems
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Diagnostic Imaging*
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Female
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Humans
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Image Enhancement / instrumentation
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Image Enhancement / methods
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Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / instrumentation
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Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / methods*
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Lymphatic Metastasis / diagnosis
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Male
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Mediastinal Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Mediastinal Neoplasms / secondary
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Middle Aged
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Radiographic Image Enhancement / instrumentation
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Radiographic Image Enhancement / methods
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Radiopharmaceuticals
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Software
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Tomography, Emission-Computed
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Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed