A computer system and a computer-implemented method are provided for
interactively displaying a three-dimensional rendering of a structure
having a lumen and for indicating regions of abnormal wall structure. A
three-dimensional volume of data is formed from a series of
two-dimensional images representing at least one physical property
associated with the three-dimensional structure. An isosurface of a
selected region of interest is created by a computer from the volume of
data based on a selected value or values of a physical property
representing the selected region of interest. A wireframe model of the
isosurface is generated by the computer wherein the wireframe model
includes a plurality of vertices. The vertices are then grouped into
populations of contiguous vertices having a characteristic indicating
abnormal wall structure by the computer. The wireframe model is then
rendered by the computer in an interactive three-dimensional display to
indicate the populations of abnormal wall structure.