Recovery of 3D rib motion from dynamic chest radiography and CT data using local contrast normalization and articular motion model

The rib cage, lungs, and thoracic muscles cooperatively contribute to the pulmonary function. Since the rib cage mobility is a key factor in the respiratory motion partly in relation with spine deformity, analysis of the rib cage motion has received considerable attention and its importance was pointed out especially on the patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (Gilmartin and Gibson, 1986), kyphosis (Culham et  al., 1994), scoliosis (Tanaka et al., 2015), and so on. Clinically available systems for accurate rib cage motion analysis are required for diagnosis of these patients.

Source: Medical Image Analysis - October 18, 2018 Category: Radiology Authors: Yuta Hiasa, Yoshito Otake, Rie Tanaka, Shigeru Sanada, Yoshinobu Sato Source Type: research