Affiliation:
1. Department of Biosensors and Processing of Biomedical Signals, Faculty of Biomedical Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
2. Joint Doctoral School, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Abstract
The second most common cause of stroke, accounting for 10% of hospital admissions, is intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), and risk factors include diabetes, smoking, and hypertension. People with intracerebral bleeding experience symptoms that are related to the functions that are managed by the affected part of the brain. Having obtained 15 computed tomography (CT) scans from five patients with ICH, we decided to use three-dimensional (3D) modeling technology to estimate the bleeding volume. CT was performed on admission to hospital, and after one week and two weeks of treatment. We segmented the brain, ventricles, and hemorrhage using semi-automatic algorithms in Slicer 3D, then improved the obtained models in Blender. Moreover, the accuracy of the models was checked by comparing corresponding CT scans with 3D brain model cross-sections. The goal of the research was to examine the possibility of using 3D modeling technology to visualize intracerebral hemorrhage and assess its treatment.
Subject
Health Information Management,Health Informatics,Health Policy,Leadership and Management
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