Hierarchical segmentation of vertebrae from x-ray images

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5032 I, Issue , 2003, Pages 631-642

  Zamora, Gilberto ^a   Sari Sarraf, Hamed ^a   Long, Rodney ^b  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

ASM; DM; GHT; Hierarchical segmentation; Image segmentation; X ray images

Indexed keywords

IMAGE SEGMENTATION; NAVIGATION; X RAY ANALYSIS;

X-RAY IMAGES;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 0041971143     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.481400     Document Type: Conference Paper

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