Vessel diameter estimation in x-ray angiographic images using a watergauge algorithm

Journal of Electronic Imaging

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 724-742

  Chen, Zikuan ^a   Xu, Tong ^a   Molloi, Sabee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BLOOD VESSELS; EDGE DETECTION; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGING SYSTEMS; OPTICAL TRANSFER FUNCTION; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DERIVATIVE-BASED METHOD; VESSEL DIAMETER ESTIMATION; WATERGAUGE ALGORITHM;

ANGIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0346150083     PISSN: 10179909     EISSN: 1560229X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.1605958     Document Type: Article

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