ANIA: a tool for angiographic image analysis and study

Abstract

The main reason for lumen reduction of the arteries is lipid accumulation in their walls. Diagnosis of this disease is possible by the application of image analysis techniques. A tridimensional representation of the coronaries (arteries that perfuse the heart muscle) is needed for their precise evaluation. The present research proposes a tool to evaluate 2D and 3D processing algorithms from angiographic images. ANIA (Angiographic Image Analyzer) is developed on a Silicon Graphics platform, in Object Oriented Programming, and represents an alternative tool for improving the study of the coronaries.