3D Reconstruction of breast tumors from ultrasonic cross-sectional images, using fuzzy reasoning and the marching cubes algorithm

Dave Towey, X. --Y Cheng, K. Itoh, K. Omoto, H. Matsudaira, I. Akiyama

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Abstract

With the intention of improving the speed and accuracy of current breast cancer screening techniques, a novel method for automatically extracting and rendering a 3D representation of a potentially cancerous tumor, from 2D ultrasonic images, has been developed. Using fuzzy reasoning and the marching cubes algorithm, the system produce an interactive 3D image of the tumor. Using measurements and characteristics of the tumour's shape, a probability of malignancy is calculated. In tests, the results produced by the system are in excellent agreement with the doctors' diagnoses
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEuropean Medical and Biological Engineering Conference EMBEC '99
EditorsPeter Rehak, Helmut Hutten
Place of PublicationAustria
PublisherTechnische Universitat Graz from Austria
Pages948-949
Number of pages2
Volume37
ISBN (Print)ISSN 0140-0118
Publication statusPublished - 1999
EventEuropean Medical and Biological Engineering Conference 1999 - Vienna, Austria
Duration: 4 Nov 19997 Nov 1999

Conference

ConferenceEuropean Medical and Biological Engineering Conference 1999
Abbreviated titleEMBEC '99
Country/TerritoryAustria
CityVienna
Period4/11/997/11/99

Keywords

  • Oncology
  • Marching Cubes Algorithm
  • Ultrasound
  • Fuzzy Reasoning
  • Breast Cancer

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