VAIRMEA

VisionX V4
NAME

vairmea − measures an airway segment

SYNOPSIS

vairmea if=<mfile> ig=<mfile> [ih=<imgfile>] [of=<imgfile>] [og=<imgfile>] [oh=<imgfile>] [cf=<outfile>] [hp=<hpfile>] [st=<thresh>] [si=<interval>] [d=<dist>] [px=<x3,x2,x1,x0>] [py=<y3,y2,y1,y0>] [pz=<z3,z2,z1,z0>] [sc=<xs,ys,zs>] [-m] [-w] [-v]

DESCRIPTION

vairmea measures lumen diameter and wall thickness for a given airway segment. The input to the program is the airway mapped to a cylinder model (using vairmap). [if=] is the mapping from the original CT image, and [ig=] is the mapping from the binary mask of the airway. Sampled interval (si=) and distance (d=) parameters must match the values that were used by vairmap.

When measuring wall thickness, skewness reduction is performed to reduce the effect of adjacent structures. Skewness threshold (st=) specifies how much reduction should be done (default=0.05).

The measured dimensions of the airway may be displayed using -w or -v flags.

The measured points may be visualized in three different ways. [og=] is a reconstructed image showing sliced views of the segment. [oh=] is a reconstructed image oriented axially along the segment. [of=] is a original CT image annotated with the wall locations.

For [og=] and [oh=], using -m option will annotate the image with the measured wall locations. When using [of=] output, four additional parameters must be specified: [px=],[py=],[pz=], and [sc=]. These parameters must match the values used by vairmap. See vairmap man page for description of these parameters.

SH OPTIONS

if=

cylinder-mapped airway segment

ig=

CT image (for mapping back)

ih=

cylinder-mapped binary airway segment

of=

output original CT image with annotated wall locations

og=

output reconstructed image in slice view

oh=

output reconstructed image in axial view

cf=

output color-coded cylinder according to wall thickness

hp=

output color-coded cylinder according to wall thickness

st=

skewness threshold for wall thickness measurement

si=

sampled interval (mm), default=0.01

d=

maximum distance (mm), default=15

px=

polynomial coefficients for ’x(t)’, for of= output

py=

polynomial coefficients for ’y(t)’, for of= output

pz=

polynomial coefficients for ’z(t)’, for of= output

sc=

scale (mm/pixel) <xs,ys,zs>, for of= output

-m

show reconstructed images with annotations

-w

wish output

-v

verbose mode

SEE ALSO

vairmap, vfitpoly, vcylmodel

AUTHOR

J. Lee