基于VTK的医学虚拟内窥镜系统的研究

Research of Medical Virtual Endoscopy System Based on VTK

目的:开发一个能集成于PACS的虚拟内窥镜系统。方法:对虚拟内窥镜系统实现中的关键技术进行了相应研究,利用可视化工具包VTK,进行了虚拟内窥镜系统的实现。结果:虚拟内窥镜系统集成到PACS中,增强了PACS系统的后处理功能。结论:虚拟内窥镜作为一种新颖的医学图像后处理技术,提供了一种完全无创伤的检查,在计算机辅助医学教学、外科手术导航、手术规划、临床诊断等领域有着广阔的应用前景。

Objective To develop a virtual endoscopy system which can be integrated into PACS.Methods Key techniques on virtual endoscopy were researched and we implemented a virtual endoscopy system with the help of the Visualization Toolkit VTK.Results The Virtual endoscopy system was integrated into PACS and the post-processing function of PACS was advanced.Conclusion As a novel medical image post-processing technology,virtual endoscopy provides a completely non-invaded inspection,so it has broad application prospects in the computer-aided medical teaching, surgical navigation,surgical planning and clinical diagnosis.