Spine localization in X-ray images using interest point detection

Journal of Digital Imaging

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 309-318

  Benjelloun, Mohammed ^a   Mahmoudi, Saïd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Corner detection; Face contour detection; Harris detector; Vertebral mobility analysis

Indexed keywords

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CORNER DETECTION; CORNER POINTS; FACE CONTOUR DETECTION; GLOBAL ESTIMATIONS; HARRIS CORNER DETECTORS; HARRIS DETECTOR; INTEREST POINTS; MEDICAL IMAGES; MEDICAL X-RAYS; VERTEBRAL MOBILITY ANALYSIS; X-RAY IMAGE SEGMENTATIONS; X-RAY IMAGES;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DETECTORS; IMAGE ACQUISITION; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; X RAY ANALYSIS;

X RAY APPARATUS;

ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIGITAL IMAGING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE MOBILITY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; X RAY;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; MOVEMENT; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 67349105959     PISSN: 08971889     EISSN: 1618727X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10278-007-9099-3     Document Type: Article

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