IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC SEGMENTATION OF A 3-D TREE-LIKE TUBULAR SURFACE OF AN OBJECT, USING 3-D DEFORMABLE MESH MODELS

摘要

An image data processing system with computing means for the automatic segmentation of a treelike tubular structure in a 3 -D image comprising: means ( 20 ) for computing a treelike center path of the tubular tree-like structure; means ( 21 ) for dividing the treelike center path of the tubular treelike structure into segments formed of points; means ( 40 ) for generating generic cylindrical meshes formed of cells, for individual segments of the tree-like center path; means ( 50 ) for fusing generic cylindrical meshes by two.