Emphysema
Description:
Emphysema is a pulmonary disease that can be detected as regions of low
attenuation in CT images. In this study, we calculate the percentual part of these regions
and visualize the spatial distribution inside the lungs.
Data:
2 single breath hold spiral CT acquisitions. Courtesy of Dr. Sedat (CH Antibes).
Segmentation:
Thresholding for lungs (-284 HU) and emphysemas (-910 HU) and manual editing.
Reconstruction:
91399 triangles and vertices
Monique Teillaud
Last modified: Wed Nov 3 14:49:58 MET 1999