%0 Book Section %B Medical Imaging 2002: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Display %D 2002 %T Virtual dissection of the colon: technique and first experiments with artificial and cadaveric phantoms %A Emese Balogh %A Erich Sorantin %A László Gábor Nyúl %A Kálmán Palágyi %A Attila Kuba %A Georg Werkgartner %A Ekke Spuller %E Seong Ki Mun %X Virtual dissection refers to a display technique for polypdetection, where the colon is digitally straightened and then flattened using multirow detector Computed Tomograph (CT) images. As compared to virtual colonoscopy where polyps may be hidden from view behind the folds, the unravelled colon is more suitable for polyp detection, because the entire inner surface of the colon is displayed in a single view. The method was tested both on artificial and cadaveric phantoms. All polyps could be recognized on both phantoms. This technique for virtual dissection requires only a minimum of operator interaction. %B Medical Imaging 2002: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Display %I SPIE %C Bellingham; Washington %P 713 - 721 %8 2002/// %G eng