Touching tooth segmentation from CT image sequences using coupled level set method

IET Conference Publications

Volumn , Issue 543 CP, 2008, Pages 382-387

  Gao, Hui ^a   Chae, Oksam ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

CT image; Level set method; Region competition; Tooth segmentation

Indexed keywords

2D IMAGES; 3-D SPACE; COUPLED LEVEL SET METHODS; CT IMAGE; DENTAL CT IMAGES; DENTAL DIAGNOSIS; GRADIENT DIRECTION; INITIAL CONTOUR; LEVEL SET METHOD; NORMAL DIRECTION; REGION COMPETITION; SEGMENTATION RESULTS; SHAPE FEATURES; TOOTH CROWNS; TOOTH SEGMENTATION; UNIFORM INTENSITY; VARIATIONAL LEVEL SET;

COMPETITION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DENTISTRY; DROP BREAKUP; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LEVEL MEASUREMENT; VISUAL COMMUNICATION;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 67649188281     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1049/cp:20080343     Document Type: Conference Paper

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