Segmentation of medical images using an active contour model incorporating region-based image features

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2359, Issue , 1994, Pages 90-97

  Poon, Colin S ^a   Braun, Michael ^a   Fahrig, Rebecca ^a   Ginige, Athula ^a   Dorrell, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING; SIMULATED ANNEALING; VISUALIZATION;

ACTIVE CONTOUR MODEL; ENERGY FUNCTIONALS; ENERGY MINIMIZATION; IMAGE FEATURES; MULTI-REGION SEGMENTATIONS; OPTIMAL SOLUTIONS; SEGMENTATION ALGORITHMS; SEGMENTATION OF MEDICAL IMAGES;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

EID: 85076765340     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.185238     Document Type: Conference Paper

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