Prostate segmentation in 3D US images using the cardinal-spline based discrete dynamic contour

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5029, Issue , 2003, Pages 69-76

  Ding, Mingyue ^a   Chen, Congjin ^a   Wang, Yunqiu ^a   Gyacskov, Igor ^a   Fenster, Aaron ^a  

^a ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

3D ultrasound; Cardinal spline; Discrete dynamic contour (DDC); Prostate segmentation

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

CARDINAL SPLINE; DISCRETE DYNAMIC CONTOUR; PROSTATE SEGMENTATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL ULTRASOUND IMAGES;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

EID: 0041624222     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.480370     Document Type: Conference Paper

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