Visualization techniques and its usefulness of eyeground images data sets generated by Optical Coherence Tomography

Abstract

Tomogram of eyeground images by Optical Coherence Tomography(OCT) are a set of the echo information on a minute portion. These images contain many random noises and gap between images.Images of OCT are strongly influenced of refraction, pulsation by the living body organization. Therefore, it is difficult to form 3D volume images. In this research, a noise removal of 2D images and position alignment processing were performed as a pretreatment of 3D visualization. 3D images contribute to medical treatment of eyeground disease and informed consent.We utilized a texture-based volume rendering technique, and evaluated the usefulness of the 3D eyeground model in the medical treatment of eyeground disease.