VISUALIZATION OF VOLUMETRIC MEDICAL IMAGING DATA

摘要

The present invention relates to a method for visualizing a volumetric medical imaging data set indicative of at least a vessel being imaged using a contrast agent. A first and a second range of intensity values of voxels of the volumetric medical imaging dataset are determined. The first range of intensity values is indicative of a wall of the at least a vessel and the second range of intensity values is indicative of the contrast agent. For a following silhouette rendering process a silhouette decay value is determined such that the vessel walls and the contrast agent are simultaneously visible. The visualization of the volumetric medical imaging data set such that the vessel walls and the contrast agent are simultaneously visible substantially facilitates the diagnosis of a blockage in a vessel.