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MICCAI
2004
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
Augmenting Intraoperative 3D Ultrasound with Preoperative Models for Navigation in Liver Surgery
Organ deformation between preoperative image data and the patient in the OR is the main obstacle for using surgical navigation systems in liver surgery. Our approach is to provide ...
Thomas Lange, Sebastian Eulenstein, Michael Hü...
MICCAI
2004
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
Precise Evaluation of Positioning Repeatability of MR-Compatible Manipulator Inside MRI
Abstract. In this paper, we experimentally tested the positioning repeatability of MR-compatible manipulator with a CCD laser micrometer inside MRI. To evaluate the performance of ...
Yoshihiko Koseki, Ron Kikinis, Ferenc A. Jolesz, K...
MICCAI
2004
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
Three-Dimensional Shape-Motion Analysis of the Left Anterior Descending Coronary Artery in EBCT Images
In this paper, we present a physics-based deformable model framework for the quantification of shape and motion parameters of the Left Anterior Descending (LAD) coronary artery in ...
Alberto Santamaría-Pang, Amol Pednekar, Ioa...
MICCAI
2004
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
Landmark-Driven, Atlas-Based Segmentation of Mouse Brain Tissue Images Containing Gene Expression Data
To better understand the development and function of the mammalian brain, researchers have begun to systematically collect a large number of gene expression patterns throughout the...
Ioannis A. Kakadiaris, Musodiq Bello, Shiva Arunac...
MICCAI
2004
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
Rigid and Deformable Vasculature-to-Image Registration: A Hierarchical Approach
Several recent studies demonstrate the potential of using tubular structures such as vessels as a basis for image registration. In this paper, we present a novel technique for the ...
Julien Jomier, Stephen R. Aylward
MICCAI
2004
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
Construction of 3D Dynamic Statistical Deformable Models for Complex Topological Shapes
Abstract. This paper describes the construction of 3D dynamic statistical deformable models for complex topological shapes. It significantly extents the existing framework in that ...
Paramate Horkaew, Guang-Zhong Yang
MICCAI
2004
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
Multi-channel Mutual Information Using Scale Space
We propose a new voxel similarity measure which utilises local image structure as well intensity information. Gaussian scale space derivatives are used to provide the structural in...
Mark Holden, Lewis D. Griffin, Nadeem Saeed, Derek...
MICCAI
2004
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
Learning Coupled Prior Shape and Appearance Models for Segmentation
We present a novel framework for learning a joint shape and appearance model from a large set of un-labelled training examples in arbitrary positions and orientations. The shape an...
Xiaolei Huang, Zhiguo Li, Dimitris N. Metaxas
MICCAI
2004
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
Volume Preserving Image Registration
In this paper we discuss image registration techniques with a focus on volume preserving constraints. These constraints can reduce the non-uniqueness of the registration problem si...
Eldad Haber, Jan Modersitzki
MICCAI
2004
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
Bone Motion Analysis from Dynamic MRI: Acquisition and Tracking
For diagnosis, preoperative planning and postoperative guides, an accurate estimate of joints kinematics is required. We bring together MRI developments and new image processing me...
Benjamin Gilles, Rosalind Perrin, Nadia Magnenat-T...