Abstract
A resonant cavity applicator system for brain tumor hyperthermia treatments without contact was presented. To use this heating system in clinics, an accurate 3-D anatomical human model of a patient will be needed. However, this model was reconstructed by tracing outlines of tissues on the MRI and X-ray CT images. Therefore, it was not easy that this model is created correctly. So, the purpose of this study is to extract tissue outlines on the MRI image by using image processing. First, the algorithm of image processing was presented as a flowchart. Second, a comparison of original image and the image that was processed according to flowchart is discussed. From this result, it was confirmed that tissue outlines on MRI images can be extracted by using the proposed image processing.
