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A computer model of lung morphology to analyze SPECT images

A computer model of lung morphology to analyze SPECT images
A computer model of lung morphology to analyze SPECT images
Measurement of the spatial distribution of aerosol deposition in human lungs can be performed using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). To relate deposition patterns to real lung structures, a computer model of the airway network has been developed. Computer simulations are presented that are compatible with the analysis of SPECT images. Computational techniques that are consistent with clinical procedures are used to analyze airways by type and number within transverse slices of the lung volume. The computer models serve as customized templates, which when analyzed alongside gamma scintigraphy images, can assist in the interpretation of human test data.
lung morphology, computer simulation, single photon emission computed tomography analysis, aerosol deposition, airway quantification
0895-6111
237-246
Schroeter, Jeffry D.
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Fleming, John S.
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Hwang, Dongming
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Martonen, Ted B.
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Schroeter, Jeffry D.
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Fleming, John S.
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Schroeter, Jeffry D., Fleming, John S., Hwang, Dongming and Martonen, Ted B. (2002) A computer model of lung morphology to analyze SPECT images. Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics, 26 (4), 237-246. (doi:10.1016/S0895-6111(02)00014-9).

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Abstract

Measurement of the spatial distribution of aerosol deposition in human lungs can be performed using single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT). To relate deposition patterns to real lung structures, a computer model of the airway network has been developed. Computer simulations are presented that are compatible with the analysis of SPECT images. Computational techniques that are consistent with clinical procedures are used to analyze airways by type and number within transverse slices of the lung volume. The computer models serve as customized templates, which when analyzed alongside gamma scintigraphy images, can assist in the interpretation of human test data.

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Published date: 2002
Keywords: lung morphology, computer simulation, single photon emission computed tomography analysis, aerosol deposition, airway quantification

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Local EPrints ID: 25974
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/25974
ISSN: 0895-6111
PURE UUID: 20a427ea-1301-4dee-80cc-ff01c0dbde31

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Date deposited: 20 Apr 2006
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 07:06

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Author: Jeffry D. Schroeter
Author: John S. Fleming
Author: Dongming Hwang
Author: Ted B. Martonen

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