An EM algorithm for shape classification based on level sets

Medical Image Analysis

Volumn 9, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 491-502

  Tsai, Andy ^a,b   Wells, William M ^a,c   Warfield, Simon K ^a,c,d   Willsky, Alan S ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer aided diagnosis; EM algorithm; Level set methods; Shape classification; Shape estimation

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DATABASE SYSTEMS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PROBABILITY; SET THEORY;

EXPECTATION MAXIMIZATION (EM) ALGORITHM; LEVEL SET METHODS; SHAPE CLASSIFICATION; SHAPE ESTIMATION;

COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DANDY WALKER SYNDROME; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EMPHYSEMA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MODEL; NOISE MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 23844461752     PISSN: 13618415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.media.2005.05.001     Document Type: Article

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