Publication detail

MRI Slice Segmentation and 3D Modelling of Temporomandibular Joint Measured by Microscopic Coil

SMÉKAL, Z. ŠMIRG, O. LIBERDA, O. ŠPRLÁKOVÁ, A.

Original Title

MRI Slice Segmentation and 3D Modelling of Temporomandibular Joint Measured by Microscopic Coil

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

English

Original Abstract

The paper focuses on the segmentation of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) slices and 3D modelling of the temporomandibular joint disc in order to help physicians diagnose patients with dysfunction of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). The TMJ is one of the most complex joints in the human body. The most common joint dysfunction is due to the disc. The disc is a soft tissue, which in principle cannot be diagnosed by the CT method. Therefore, a 3D model is made from the MRI slices, which can image soft tissues. For the segmentation of the disc in individual slices a new method is developed based on spatial distribution and anatomical TMJ structure with automatic thresholding. The thresholding is controlled by a genetic algorithm. The 3D model is realized using the marching cube method.

Keywords

Marching cubes, genetic algorithms, magnetic resonance imaging, Iso-surface, 3D models

Authors

SMÉKAL, Z.; ŠMIRG, O.; LIBERDA, O.; ŠPRLÁKOVÁ, A.

RIV year

2012

Released

23. 5. 2012

Publisher

Versita

Location

Poland

ISBN

1335-8871

Periodical

Measurement Science Review

Year of study

2012

Number

3

State

Slovak Republic

Pages from

74

Pages to

81

Pages count

8

BibTex

@article{BUT92115,
  author="Zdeněk {Smékal} and Ondřej {Šmirg} and Ondřej {Liberda} and Andrea {Šprláková}",
  title="MRI Slice Segmentation and 3D Modelling of Temporomandibular Joint Measured by Microscopic Coil",
  journal="Measurement Science Review",
  year="2012",
  volume="2012",
  number="3",
  pages="74--81",
  issn="1335-8871"
}