An interactive medical image segmentation system based on the optimal management of regions of interest using topological medical knowledge

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 216-230

  Fasquel, Jean Baptiste ^a   Agnus, Vincent ^a   Moreau, Johan ^a   Soler, Luc ^a   Marescaux, Jacques ^a  

^a IRCAD   (France)

Author keywords

Hierarchical segmentation; Medical image processing; Regions of interest; Topological structural model

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SYSTEMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

HIERARCHICAL SEGMENTATION; MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING; REGIONS OF INTEREST; TOPOLOGICAL STRUCTURAL MODEL;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MODEL; TOPOGRAPHY;

ABDOMEN; ALGORITHMS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; HUMANS; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; SOFTWARE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33744931363     PISSN: 01692607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2006.04.004     Document Type: Article

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