Thickness estimation of discrete tree-like tubular objects: Application to vessel quantification

Lecture Notes in Computer Science

Volumn 3540, Issue , 2005, Pages 263-271

  Chillet, D ^a,b,c   Passat, N ^a,b   Jacob Da Col, M A ^a   Baruthio, J ^b  

^a Faculté de Médecine   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c CPE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

Computer aided diagnosis; Discrete tree like tubular objects; Thickness estimation; Vascular imaging; Vessel quantification

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGRAPHY; BLOOD VESSELS; ITERATIVE METHODS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PATHOLOGY; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); TREES (MATHEMATICS); TUBES (COMPONENTS);

DISCRETE TREE-LIKE TUBULAR OBJECTS; THICKNESS ESTIMATION; VASCULAR IMAGING; VESSEL QUANTIFICATION;

THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

EID: 26444535695     PISSN: 03029743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1007/11499145_28     Document Type: Conference Paper

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