Multi-feature gradient vector flow snakes for adaptive segmentation of the ultrasound images of breast cancer.
Annupan RodtookStanislav S. MakhanovPublished in: J. Vis. Commun. Image Represent. (2013)
Keyphrases
- gradient vector flow
- multi feature
- breast cancer
- ultrasound images
- active contours
- active contour model
- vector field
- external force
- edge preserving
- diffusion process
- logistic regression
- improved algorithm
- object boundaries
- level set
- edge detection
- level set method
- image segmentation
- shape prior
- segmentation method
- anisotropic diffusion
- smoothness constraint
- energy function
- multiscale
- energy minimization
- image intensity
- energy functional
- loss function
- image restoration
- optical flow