Active contour based on the elliptical Fourier series, applied to matrix-array ultrasound of the heart

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2962, Issue , 1997, Pages 26-34

  Drezek, Rebekah A ^a   Stetten, George D ^a   Ota, Takahira ^a   Fleishman, Craig ^a   Lily, Eric ^a   Lewis, Cleveland ^a   Ohazama, Chikai J ^a   Ryan, Thomas ^a   Glower, Donald ^a   Kisslo, Joseph ^a   Von Ramm, Olaf T ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

3D ultrasound; Adaptive contour; Elliptical Fourier; Flow integration transform; Fourier; Live wire; Snake; VCG; Volumetricardiogram

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVES; APPLICATIONS; COMPUTER APPLICATIONS; COMPUTER VISION; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; FOURIER ANALYSIS; FOURIER SERIES; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; HARMONIC ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MEDICAL IMAGING; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS; THREE DIMENSIONAL; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS; ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION; ULTRASONICS; WIRE; AUTOMATION; CARDIOLOGY; ERROR ANALYSIS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; SCANNING; TRACKING (POSITION); TRANSDUCERS;

3D ULTRASOUND; ADAPTIVE CONTOUR; ELLIPTICAL FOURIER; FLOW INTEGRATION TRANSFORM; FOURIER; LIVE WIRE; SNAKE; VCG; VOLUMETRICARDIOGRAM;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING; MEDICAL IMAGING;

ELLIPTICAL FOURIER SERIES; MATRIX-ARRAY ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0030706846     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.267836     Document Type: Conference Paper

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