Prostate segmentation: An efficient convex optimization approach with axial symmetry using 3-D tRUS and MR images

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 947-960

  Qiu, Wu ^a   Yuan, Jing ^a   Ukwatta, Eranga ^a   Sun, Yue ^a   Rajchl, Martin ^a   Fenster, Aaron ^a  

^a ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Convex optimization; Rotational symmetry; Three dimensional (3 D) prostate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Three dimensional (3 D) prostate transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; CONVEX OPTIMIZATION; GLOBAL OPTIMIZATION; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RELAXATION PROCESSES; UROLOGY;

COMBINATORIAL OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; INTEROBSERVER VARIABILITY; OPTIMIZATION APPROACH; PROSTATE SEGMENTATION; ROTATIONAL SYMMETRIES; SIMILARITY COEFFICIENTS; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D); TRANSRECTAL ULTRASOUND;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ARTICLE; COHERENT CONTINUOUS MAX FLOW MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDO RECTAL COIL; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; PROSTATE; PROSTATE SEGMENTATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER; ALGORITHM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ECHOGRAPHY; FACTUAL DATABASE; MALE; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PROSTATE TUMOR;

ALGORITHMS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84897975780     PISSN: 02780062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TMI.2014.2300694     Document Type: Article

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