An atlas-navigated optimal medial axis and deformable model algorithm (NOMAD) for the segmentation of the optic nerves and chiasm in MR and CT images

Medical Image Analysis

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 877-884

  Noble, Jack H ^a   Dawant, Benoit M ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiasm; Model based segmentation; Optic nerves; Optimal paths; Radiation therapy

Indexed keywords

CHIASM; CT IMAGE; DEFORMABLE MODELS; DICE COEFFICIENT; HEAD-AND-NECK TUMOR; LOCALIZATION ALGORITHM; MANUAL SEGMENTATION; MEDIAL AXIS; MODEL-BASED SEGMENTATION; NOVEL METHODS; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVES; OPTIMAL PATHS; SHAPE INFORMATION; STATISTICAL MODELS; TEST CASE; TUBULAR STRUCTURES;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; EYE PROTECTION; OPTIMIZATION; RADIOTHERAPY; TUBULAR STEEL STRUCTURES;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

ACCURACY; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ATLAS NAVIGATED OPTIMAL MEDIAL AXIS AND DEFORMABLE MODEL; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC TRACT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC NERVE; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79960374039     PISSN: 13618415     EISSN: 13618423     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.media.2011.05.001     Document Type: Article

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