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Analysis of Time-Dependent Flow-Sensitive PC-MRI Data
June 2012 (vol. 18 no. 6)
pp. 966-977
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J. Guhring, C. Garth, H. Krishnan, A. Greiser, M. A. Gulsun, K. I. Joy, "Analysis of Time-Dependent Flow-Sensitive PC-MRI Data," IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 18, no. 6, pp. 966-977, June, 2012.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/TVCG.2011.80,
author = {J. Guhring and C. Garth and H. Krishnan and A. Greiser and M. A. Gulsun and K. I. Joy},
title = {Analysis of Time-Dependent Flow-Sensitive PC-MRI Data},
journal ={IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics},
volume = {18},
number = {6},
issn = {1077-2626},
year = {2012},
pages = {966-977},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/TVCG.2011.80},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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JO - IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
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A1 - J. Guhring,
A1 - C. Garth,
A1 - H. Krishnan,
A1 - A. Greiser,
A1 - M. A. Gulsun,
A1 - K. I. Joy,
PY - 2012
KW - medical computing
KW - biomedical MRI
KW - blood vessels
KW - data visualisation
KW - flow visualisation
KW - haemodynamics
KW - integration
KW - integration-based visualization methods
KW - blood flow visualization techniques
KW - flow-sensitive phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging data sets
KW - anatomic information
KW - time-varying flow information
KW - finite-time Lyapunov exponents
KW - blood vessel boundary identification
KW - advection length
KW - data resolution
KW - flow line extraction
KW - surface extraction
KW - MRI
KW - Data visualization
KW - Magnetic resonance imaging
KW - Blood
KW - Biomedical imaging
KW - Trajectory
KW - Visualization
KW - medical visualization.
KW - Flow analysis
KW - time-varying and time-series visualization
KW - surface extraction
KW - flow-sensitive MRI
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JA - IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
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J. Guhring, Corp. Res., Imaging & Visualization, Siemens Corp., Princeton, NJ, USA
C. Garth, Inst. of Data Anal. & Visualization, Univ. of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
H. Krishnan, Inst. of Data Anal. & Visualization, Univ. of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
A. Greiser, Healthcare Sector, Siemens AG, Erlangen, Germany
M. A. Gulsun, Corp. Res., Imaging & Visualization, Siemens Corp., Princeton, NJ, USA
K. I. Joy, Inst. of Data Anal. & Visualization, Univ. of California, Davis, Davis, CA, USA
Many flow visualization techniques, especially integration-based methods, are problematic when the measured data exhibit noise and discretization issues. Particularly, this is the case for flow-sensitive phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging (PC-MRI) data sets which not only record anatomic information, but also time-varying flow information. We propose a novel approach for the visualization of such data sets using integration-based methods. Our ideas are based upon finite-time Lyapunov exponents (FTLE) and enable identification of vessel boundaries in the data as high regions of separation. This allows us to correctly restrict integration-based visualization to blood vessels. We validate our technique by comparing our approach to existing anatomy-based methods as well as addressing the benefits and limitations of using FTLE to restrict flow. We also discuss the importance of parameters, i.e., advection length and data resolution, in establishing a well-defined vessel boundary. We extract appropriate flow lines and surfaces that enable the visualization of blood flow within the vessels. We further enhance the visualization by analyzing flow behavior in the seeded region and generating simplified depictions.

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Index Terms:
medical computing,biomedical MRI,blood vessels,data visualisation,flow visualisation,haemodynamics,integration,integration-based visualization methods,blood flow visualization techniques,flow-sensitive phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging data sets,anatomic information,time-varying flow information,finite-time Lyapunov exponents,blood vessel boundary identification,advection length,data resolution,flow line extraction,surface extraction,MRI,Data visualization,Magnetic resonance imaging,Blood,Biomedical imaging,Trajectory,Visualization,medical visualization.,Flow analysis,time-varying and time-series visualization,surface extraction,flow-sensitive MRI
Citation:
J. Guhring, C. Garth, H. Krishnan, A. Greiser, M. A. Gulsun, K. I. Joy, "Analysis of Time-Dependent Flow-Sensitive PC-MRI Data," IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics, vol. 18, no. 6, pp. 966-977, June 2012, doi:10.1109/TVCG.2011.80
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