| Re: 3D thinning algorithm [message #40171] |
Thu, 15 July 2004 22:30 |
Dick Jackson
Messages: 347
Registered: August 1998
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Hi Stefan,
"Stefan Tuchschmid" <stef@netpictures.ch> wrote in message
news:f751bd3f.0407150954.17d6778a@posting.google.com...
> I'm looking for a 3D thinning algorithm written in IDL, similar to the
> THIN function for 2D images. The application is to find the centerline
> of the coronary vessels from the segmented volume.
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> Any pointers highly appreciated!
> Stefan
I haven't used it myself, but it looks to me like the function
MORPH_THIN is just what you're looking for. I found further info on the
topic with a Google search for [morphological thinning], including this
nice page:
http://homepages.inf.ed.ac.uk/rbf/HIPR2/thin.htm
Good luck!
Cheers,
--
-Dick
Dick Jackson / dick@d-jackson.com
D-Jackson Software Consulting / http://www.d-jackson.com
Calgary, Alberta, Canada / +1-403-242-7398 / Fax: 241-7392
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