Automated segmentation of blood-flow regions in large thoracic arteries using 3D-cine PC-MRI measurements

International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 217-224

  Van Pelt, Roy ^a   Nguyen, Huy ^a   Ter Haar Romeny, Bart ^a   Vilanova, Anna ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Active surface; Blood flow; Image segmentation; Phase contrast MRI

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; GEOMETRY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAMMARY ARTERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHASE CONTRAST NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84862990600     PISSN: 18616410     EISSN: 18616429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11548-011-0642-9     Document Type: Article

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