Matsopoulos, GKDelibasis, KSNikita, KSMouravliansky, NAIn this paper, a novel and efficient implementation of the marching cubes (MC) algorithm is presented for the reconstruction of anatomical structures from real three-dimensional medical data. The proposed approach is based on a generic rule, able to triangulate all 15 standard cube configurations used in the classical MC algorithm as well as additional cases presented in the literature. The proposed implementation of the MC algorithm can handle the Type A 'hole problem' which occurs when at least one cube face has an intersection point in each of its four edges. Theoretical and experimental results demonstrate the ability of the new implementation to reproduce standard MC results, resolving Type A 'hole problem'. Finally, the proposed implementation was applied to real medical date to reconstruct anatomical structures. The output of the proposed technique is in WWW compliant format. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/13890ISI:0001690939000053523432540895-611110.1016/S0895-6111(00)00082-3engPERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTDComputerized Medical Imaging and GraphicsMarching cubes algorithmModels, StructuralMedical problemsanatomynuclear magnetic resonance imagingHumanstechniqueTomography, X-Ray ComputedheadMedical applicationsHole problemspriority journalImaging, Three-Dimensionalcomputer assisted tomographyhumanalgorithmimage processingMedical imagingarticle3-D reconstructionthree dimensional imagingMagnetic Resonance ImagingIsosurfaceAlgorithmstheoryintermethod comparisonA novel and efficient implementation of the marching cubes algorithmjournalArticle2001Ραδιολογία, Πυρηνική ιατρική και ΑπεικονιστικήRadiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imagingisi - Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging covers resources on radiation research in biology and biophysics. Resources in this category focus on interventional radiology, investigative radiology, neuroradiology, radiotherapy, and oncology. Nuclear Medicine resources are concerned with the diagnostic, therapeutic, and investigative use of radionuclides. Medical Imaging resources are concerned with computerized medical imaging and graphics.Δημοσίευση σε περιοδικόPublication in journalΕπιστημονικό άρθροScientific articleΕθνικό Μετσόβιο ΠολυτεχνείοGreek Aggregator OpenArchives.gr | National Documentation Centre (EKT)other