Extract contours only from a segmentation

Smoothing should fix that. You can also use VMTK extension’s level set segmentation to get a nicely smoothed vessel wall.

If you want to print a shell (so that you can try placement of intravascular devices) then you can create that easily in Segment Editor:

  • Go to Logical operators effect, set Overwrite other segments = None in Masking section (to allow segments to overlap)
  • Create a new segment and copy the existing vessel lumen segment into it
  • Grow the new segment using Margin effect, by as much as shell thickness you would like to have
  • Subtract the original vessel lumen segment from the enlarged segment using Logical operators effect

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