An automated, segmentation-based, rigid registration system for Cervigram™ images utilizing simple clustering and active contour techniques

Proceedings of the IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems

Volumn 17, Issue , 2004, Pages 292-297

  King, Philip ^a   Mitra, Sunanda ^a   Nutter, Brian ^a  

^a Texas Tech University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTERING; RIGID REGISTRATION SYSTEMS; TRACKING SYSTEMS;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTOUR MEASUREMENT; CORRELATION METHODS; HEALTH CARE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PATIENT MONITORING;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 4544365133     PISSN: 10637125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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