This paper proposes a statistic framework for segmenting textured areas over real images by discriminant snakes. Our active contour model has the ability to learn different textur...
— Beating heart procedures promise significant health benefits to patients but the fast motion of the heart poses a serious challenge to the surgeon. Robotic motion synchroniza...
In an 2D echocardiogram exam, an ultrasound probe
samples the heart with 2D slices. Changing the orientation
and position on the probe changes the slice viewpoint, altering
the ...
Ritwik Kumar, Fei Wang, David Beymer, Tanveer Fath...
This paper presents an algorithm for tracking the left ventricle in echocardiographic sequences, using multiple models. The use of multiple dynamic models is appropriate since the...
Jacinto C. Nascimento, Jorge S. Marques, Joã...