Model based rib-cage unfolding for trauma CT

Jens von Berg; Tobias Klinder; Cristian Lorenz

doi:10.1117/12.2293467

2 March 2018 Model based rib-cage unfolding for trauma CT

Jens von Berg, Tobias Klinder, Cristian Lorenz

Proceedings Volume 10574, Medical Imaging 2018: Image Processing; 105742E (2018) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2293467
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2018, Houston, Texas, United States

Abstract

A CT rib-cage unfolding method is proposed that does not require to determine rib centerlines but determines the visceral cavity surface by model base segmentation. Image intensities are sampled across this surface that is flattened using a model based 3D thin-plate-spline registration. An average rib centerline model projected onto this surface serves as a reference system for registration. The flattening registration is designed so that ribs similar to the centerline model are mapped onto parallel lines preserving their relative length. Ribs deviating from this model appear deviating from straight parallel ribs in the unfolded view, accordingly. As the mapping is continuous also the details in intercostal space and those adjacent to the ribs are rendered well. The most beneficial application area is Trauma CT where a fast detection of rib fractures is a crucial task. Specifically in trauma, automatic rib centerline detection may not be guaranteed due to fractures and dislocations. The application by visual assessment on the large public LIDC data base of lung CT proved general feasibility of this early work.

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Jens von Berg, Tobias Klinder, and Cristian Lorenz "Model based rib-cage unfolding for trauma CT", Proc. SPIE 10574, Medical Imaging 2018: Image Processing, 105742E (2 March 2018); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2293467

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