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This paper introduces the use of spatially adaptive components into the geodesic active contour segmentation method for application to volumetric medical images. These components are derived from local structure descriptors and are used both in regularization of the segmentation and in stabilization of the image-based vector field which attracts the contours to anatomical structures in the images. They are further used to incorporate prior knowledge about spatial location of the structures of interest. These components can potentially decrease the sensitivity to parameter settings inside the contour evolution system while increasing robustness to image noise. We show segmentation results on blood vessels in magnetic resonance angiography data and bone in computed tomography data.
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- Magnetic Resonance Angiography
- Active Contour
- Active Contour Model
- Auxiliary Vector
- Medical Image Computing
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Westin, CF. et al. (2000). Segmentation by Adaptive Geodesic Active Contours. In: Delp, S.L., DiGoia, A.M., Jaramaz, B. (eds) Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention – MICCAI 2000. MICCAI 2000. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1935. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-40899-4_27
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