loading
Papers Papers/2022 Papers Papers/2022

Research.Publish.Connect.

Paper

Paper Unlock

Authors: Silviu Minut and George Stockman

Affiliation: Michigan State University, United States

Keyword(s): snakes, active contours, ultrasound, echocardiogram, border detection, segmentation, left ventricle, interpolation splines, energy minimization.

Related Ontology Subjects/Areas/Topics: Computer Vision, Visualization and Computer Graphics ; Image and Video Analysis ; Medical Image Analysis

Abstract: Ultrasound images present major challanges to just about any segmentation algorithm, including active contour techniques, due to increased specularity, non-uniform edges along the boundaries of interest, incomplete and misleading visual support. Active contours that depend on a vector of parameters (e.g. B-splines), have been proposed in the literature, and have the advantage over traditional snakes and level-set snakes, that smoothness is built-in, which is a sine qua non requirement in border detection in medical images. We propose in this paper the use of interpolation splines as active contours for border detection in ultrasound images, which we term interpolation snakes. We argue that interpolation snakes are better suited for ultrasound than other snakes, because of the fact that the control points (parameters which control the shape of the snake) are on the curve. This allows for an initial arclength parameterization of the snake. In conjunction with interpolation snakes we d efine a new energy (measure of fit) which incorporates a term supposed to maintain arclength parameterization of the snake throughout the minimization process. A shape prior can also be introduced naturally, as a distribution on the control points. (More)

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Sign In Guest: Register as new SciTePress user now for free.

Sign In SciTePress user: please login.

PDF ImageMy Papers

You are not signed in, therefore limits apply to your IP address 54.196.52.45

In the current month:
Recent papers: 100 available of 100 total
2+ years older papers: 200 available of 200 total

Paper citation in several formats:
Minut, S. and Stockman, G. (2006). INTERPOLATION SNAKES FOR BORDER DETECTION IN ULTRASOUND IMAGES. In Proceedings of the First International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications (VISIGRAPP 2006) - Volume 1: VISAPP; ISBN 972-8865-40-6; ISSN 2184-4321, SciTePress, pages 297-305. DOI: 10.5220/0001364202970305

@conference{visapp06,
author={Silviu Minut. and George Stockman.},
title={INTERPOLATION SNAKES FOR BORDER DETECTION IN ULTRASOUND IMAGES},
booktitle={Proceedings of the First International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications (VISIGRAPP 2006) - Volume 1: VISAPP},
year={2006},
pages={297-305},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001364202970305},
isbn={972-8865-40-6},
issn={2184-4321},
}

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the First International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications (VISIGRAPP 2006) - Volume 1: VISAPP
TI - INTERPOLATION SNAKES FOR BORDER DETECTION IN ULTRASOUND IMAGES
SN - 972-8865-40-6
IS - 2184-4321
AU - Minut, S.
AU - Stockman, G.
PY - 2006
SP - 297
EP - 305
DO - 10.5220/0001364202970305
PB - SciTePress