An Algorithm for Volume Estimation Based on Polyhedral Approxi mation
IEEE Transactions on Biomedical EngineeringPublished 1 September 1980
Larry T. Cook, P. Nong Cook, Kyo Rak Lee, Solomon Batnitzky, Bert Y.S. Wong, Steven L. Fritz
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A volume algorithm is established which uses the data generated by computed tomography (CT) or ultrasound scans to calculate volume, based on a polyhedral reconstruction of an object of interest.
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A volume algorithm is established which uses the data generated by computed tomography (CT) or ultrasound scans. The algorithm is based on a polyhedral reconstruction of an object of interest. Phantom studies indicate that the algorithm calculated volume is accurate within 3 percent. In a controlled clinical experiment on a laboratory animal, the algorithm calculated volume showed a maximum error of about 5 percent. In less controllable applications to human clinical data, volume calculations showed variations ranging up to 16 percent.
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