OBJECTIVES: To design, implement in Java, and evaluate a method and means for the automated localization of artificial landmarks in optical images for tuned-aperture computed tomography (TACT) that allows the replacement of radiographic with optical landmarks. METHODS: Circular, colored, optical landmarks were designed to provide flexibility with regard to landmark constellation, imaging equipment, and lighting conditions...
Keywords: Computer-assisted image processing, X-ray computed tomography, three-dimensional imaging
01/2004 | Methods of Information in Medicine, Schattauer