Automatic Extraction of the Pelvicalyceal System for Preoperative Planning of Minimally Invasive Procedures

Minimally invasive procedures for the kidney tumour removal require a 3D visualization of topological relations between kidney, cancer, the pelvicalyceal system and the renal vascular tree. In this paper, a novel methodology of the pelvicalyceal system segmentation is presented. It consists of four...

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Main Authors: Heryan Katarzyna, Skalski Andrzej, Jakubowski Jacek, Drewniak Tomasz, Gajda Janusz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Polish Academy of Sciences 2017-03-01
Series:Metrology and Measurement Systems
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Online Access:http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/mms.2017.24.issue-1/mms-2017-0014/mms-2017-0014.xml?format=INT