A semi-automated computerized system for fracture assessment of spinal x-ray films

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2710, Issue , 1996, Pages 996-1008

  Gardner, Jill C ^a   Heyano, Scott L ^a   Yaffe, Laurence G ^a   Von Ingersleben, Gabriele ^a   Chesnut III, Charles H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Active contour model; Color map; Image display; Morphometry; Snakes; Spine; X rays

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DATA REDUCTION; DIGITAL IMAGE STORAGE; FRACTURE FIXATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RETRIEVAL; X RAY FILMS;

ACTIVE CONTOUR MODEL;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

EID: 0030316191     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.237908     Document Type: Conference Paper

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