Segmentation of volumetric MRA images by using capillary active contour.
Pingkun YanAshraf A. KassimPublished in: Medical Image Anal. (2006)
Keyphrases
- active contours
- segmentation method
- cardiac ultrasound images
- level set
- image segmentation
- shape prior
- segmentation algorithm
- active contour model
- level set framework
- image segmentation methods
- geodesic active contours
- region based segmentation
- prior shape
- object boundaries
- image analysis
- segmentation result
- region based active contours
- energy functional
- segmented images
- region growing
- energy function
- level set method
- active contour segmentation
- input image
- initial contour
- object segmentation
- snake model
- prior shape knowledge
- shape constraints
- tubular structures
- image regions
- gradient vector flow
- accurate segmentation
- fully automatic
- edge detection
- graph cuts
- intensity inhomogeneity
- image gradient
- image segmentation algorithm
- object shape
- narrow band
- intensity distribution
- external force
- complex shapes
- deformable models
- curve evolution
- force field
- medical imaging
- automatic segmentation
- minimal path
- region merging
- image structure
- watershed segmentation
- ultrasound images
- energy minimization