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MICCAI
2004
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
Real-Time Multi-model Tracking of Myocardium in Echocardiography Using Robust Information Fusion
Automatic myocardial wall motion tracking in ultrasound images is an important step in analysis of the heart function. Existing methods for Myocardial Wall Tracking are not robust ...
Bogdan Georgescu, Xiang Sean Zhou, Dorin Comaniciu...
MICCAI
2004
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
Multiresolution Image Registration Based on Kullback-Leibler Distance
This paper extends our prior work on multi-modal image registration based on the a priori knowledge of the joint intensity distribution that we expect to obtain, and Kullback-Leibl...
Rui Gan, Jue Wu, Albert C. S. Chung, Simon C. H. Y...
MICCAI
2004
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
Human Spine Posture Estimation Method from Human Images to Calculate Physical Forces Working on Vertebrae
This paper describes a method for estimating a human spine posture from human images using a human spine model to compute the rough approximation of the physical forces working on ...
Daisuke Furukawa, Takayuki Kitasaka, Kensaku Mori,...
MICCAI
2004
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
Bias in Resampling-Based Thresholding of Statistical Maps in fMRI
Selecting a threshold for the statistical parameter maps in functional MRI (fMRI) is a delicate matter. The use of advanced test statistics and/or the complex dependence structure ...
Ola Friman, Carl-Fredrik Westin
MICCAI
2004
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
Real-Time Dosimetry for Prostate Brachytherapy Using TRUS and Fluoroscopy
Daniel French, W. James Morris, Mira Keyes, S. E. ...
MICCAI
2004
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
Automatic Heart Peripheral Vessels Segmentation Based on a Normal MIP Ray Casting Technique
This paper introduces a new technique to detect the coronary arteries as well as other heart's peripheral vessels. After finding the location of the myocardium through a graph...
Charles Florin, Romain Moreau-Gobard, James Willia...
MICCAI
2004
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
Needle Insertion in CT Scanner with Image Overlay - Cadaver Studies
An image overlay system is presented to assist needle placement in conventional CT scanners. The device consisting of a flat LCD display and a half mirror is mounted on the gantry....
Gabor Fichtinger, Anton Deguet, Ken Masamune, Emes...
MICCAI
2004
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
Adaptive Segmentation of Multi-modal 3D Data Using Robust Level Set Techniques
Abstract. A new 3D segmentation method based on the level set technique is proposed. The main contribution is a robust evolutionary model which requires no fine tuning of parameter...
Aly A. Farag, Hossam S. Hassan
MICCAI
2004
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
Robust Generalized Total Least Squares Iterative Closest Point Registration
Abstract. This paper investigates the use of a total least squares approach in a generalization of the iterative closest point (ICP) algorithm for shape registration. A new General...
Raúl San José Estépar, Anders...
MICCAI
2004
Springer
14 years 5 months ago
Texture-Based Classification of Hepatic Primary Tumors in Multiphase CT
A new approach to the hepatic primary tumor recognition from dynamic CT images is proposed. In the first step of the proposed method, texture features are extracted from manually t...
Dorota Duda, Marek Kretowski, Johanne Bézy-...