Individual tooth segmentation from CT images using level set method with shape and intensity prior

Pattern Recognition

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2406-2417

  Gao, Hui ^a   Chae, Oksam ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dental CT images; Intensity prior; Level set method; Shape prior; Tooth segmentation

Indexed keywords

3D RECONSTRUCTION; 3D VISUALIZATION; ACTIVE CONTOURS; COMPLEX IMAGE; COUPLED LEVEL SET METHODS; CT IMAGE; DENTAL CT IMAGES; GRADIENT DIRECTION; LEVEL SET FRAMEWORK; LEVEL SET METHOD; OBJECT BOUNDARIES; PERIODONTIUM; SHAPE PRIORS; SINGLE LEVEL; TEST RESULTS; TOPOLOGICAL CHANGES; VARIATIONAL LEVEL SET;

ADAPTIVE ALGORITHMS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DENTISTRY; DROP BREAKUP; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LEVEL MEASUREMENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; TOPOLOGY;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 77949488599     PISSN: 00313203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.patcog.2010.01.010     Document Type: Article

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