An approach for stent selection during endovascular aneurysm repair

In recent years, usage of computer ? aided systems has been increased tremendously in medical applications. The main purpose of these systems is to support the experts more qualified, efficient, accurate and fast way during patients' diagnosis and treatment. A 3D medical visualization application is one of the areas of computer-aided systems.In this dissertation, a measurement tool is developed to help experts on the treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Different measurements are made on aorta vein to determine which stent?graft is used. The measurements are made with user interaction in 3D environments by the developed application.In this study, Computed Tomography images are examined and necessary steps for medical modeling; segmentation, edge detection, model construction, and surface construction phases are carried out. In order to make interactive measurements on the 3D model, required transformation is applied to the model. Contributions of this study are new surface construction method for tubular structures and measurement methods. Moreover, a new specialized measurement and evaluation tool is developed for abdominal aortic aneurysm. This specialized software will help to medical specialist in decision-making processes. To verify the accuracy and usability of the tool, the measurements are carried out on the selected patients' group by using manual methods and the tool. Obtained statistical results are evaluated and compared. It is proven statistically that the developed tool provides more reliable, more consistent, and more repeatable results.