DATA DIMENSIONAL SIEVING AND FUZZY CONNECTIVITY FOR MRI IMAGE ANALYSIS

摘要

In a method for isolating anatomical structures contained within a three-dimensional data set, a morphological skeleton (302) is first formed from the three-dimensional data set. Next, a seed data point (310) is selected from within the morphological skeleton. The seed data point is contained within a desired anatomical structure to be displayed and/or analyzed. Fuzzy connectivity (314) is utilized to define additional data points of the desired anatomical structure, so as to facilitate reconstruction of substantially only the desired anatomical structure. Such reconstruction of substantially only the desired anatomical structure facilitates viewing and analysis thereof by reducing complexity of the image and eliminating obstructing tissue.