Segmentation in echocardiographic sequences using shape-based snake model combined with generalized Hough transformation

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 33-45

  Sheng, Chen ^a   Xin, Yang ^a   Liping, Yao ^b   Kun, Sun ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Echocardiographic sequence; Generalized Hough transformation; Segmentation; Snake; Template matching

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENDOCARDIUM; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MITRAL VALVE; RADIATION ENERGY;

EID: 33644865470     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: 18758312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-005-4933-5     Document Type: Article

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