Multidimensional, multistage wavelet footprints: A new tool for image segmentation and feature extraction in medical ultrasound

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5032 II, Issue , 2003, Pages 762-767

  Jansen, Christian H P ^b   Arigovindan, Muthuvel ^a   Sühling, Michael ^a   Marsch, Stefan ^b   Unser, Michael ^a   Hunziker, Patrick ^b  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cardiac ultrasound; Image reconstruction; Image segmentation and feature extraction; Wavelet analysis

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEATURE EXTRACTION; ULTRASONICS; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

WAVELET SUBBAND FILTERS;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

EID: 0041874810     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.481355     Document Type: Conference Paper

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