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TOMOGRAPHIC RECONSTRUCTION I

New solution to the gridding problem
Yasser M. Kadah
pp. 1-9
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (231 kB)  ]

Provably convergent OSEM-like reconstruction algorithm for emission tomography
Ing-Tsung Hsiao, Anand Rangarajan, and Gene R. Gindi
pp. 10-19
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (163 kB)  ]

Toward an analytical solution for 3D SPECT reconstruction with nonuniform attenuation and distance-dependent resolution variation: a Monte Carlo simulation study
Hongbing Lu, Junhai Wen, Xiang Li, Tianfang Li, Guoping Han, and Zhengrong Liang
pp. 20-28
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (130 kB)  ]

Incorporating known information into image reconstruction algorithms for transmission tomography
Ryan Murphy, Joseph A. O'Sullivan, Jasenka Benac, Donald L. Snyder, Bruce R. Whiting, David G. Politte, and Jeffrey F. Williamson
pp. 29-37
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (187 kB)  ]

Maximum-likelihood dual-energy tomographic image reconstruction
Jeffrey A. Fessler, Idris A. Elbakri, Predrag Sukovic, and Neal H. Clinthorne
pp. 38-49
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (107 kB)  ]

TOMOGRAPHIC RECONSTRUCTION II/STATISTICAL METHODS

Image reconstruction from cone-beam data on a circular short-scan
Frederic Noo and Dominic J. Heuscher
pp. 50-59
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (328 kB)  ]

Novel reconstruction scheme for cardiac volume imaging with MSCT providing cone correction
Herbert Bruder, Karl Stierstorfer, Bernd Ohnesorge, Stefan Schaller, and Thomas Flohr
pp. 60-73
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Cone-angle-dependent generalized weighting scheme for 16-slice helical CT
Jiang Hsieh, Yanting Dong, Piero Simoni, Thomas Toth, Christopher L. Slack, Brian Grekowicz, George Seidenschnur, and Charlie Shaughnessy
pp. 74-81
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Digital stereo-optic disc image analyzer for monitoring progression of glaucoma
Enrique Corona, Sunanda Mitra, Mark P. Wilson, and Peter Soliz
pp. 82-93
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Novel spatial interaction prior for Bayesian image segmentation and restoration
Mariano Rivera and James C. Gee
pp. 94-102
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (207 kB)  ]

SEGMENTATION I

Simultaneous segmentation and tree reconstruction of the airways for virtual bronchoscopy
Thorsten Schlathoelter, Cristian Lorenz, Ingwer C. Carlsen, Steffen Renisch, and Thomas Deschamps
pp. 103-113
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (243 kB)  ]

Automatic vessel extraction and abdominal aortic stent planning in multislice CT
Krishna Subramanyan, Dava Smith, Jay Varma, and Shalabh Chandra
pp. 114-122
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Axiomatic path strength definition for fuzzy connectedness and the case of multiple seeds
Jayaram K. Udupa and Punam K. Saha
pp. 123-133
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (440 kB)  ]

Novel theory and algorithm for fuzzy distance transform and its applications
Punam K. Saha, Bryon R. Gomberg, and Felix W. Wehrli
pp. 134-145
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (443 kB)  ]

Fuzzy segmentation of x-ray fluoroscopy images
Daniel B. Russakoff, Torsten Rohlfing, and Calvin R. Maurer, Jr.
pp. 146-154
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (157 kB)  ]

Segmentation, surface extraction, and thickness computation of articular cartilage
S. Kubilay Pakin, Jose G. Tamez-Pena, Saara Totterman, and Kevin J. Parker
pp. 155-166
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SEGMENTATION II

Segmentation of 830- and 1310-nm LASIK corneal optical coherence tomography images
Yan Li, Raj Shekhar, and David Huang
pp. 167-178
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (755 kB)  ]

Assisted labeling techniques for the human brain cortex
Maryam E. Rettmann, Xiaodong Tao, and Jerry L. Prince
pp. 179-190
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New approaches for measuring changes in the cortical surface using an automatic reconstruction algorithm
Dzung L. Pham, Xiao Han, Maryam E. Rettmann, Chenyang Xu, Duygu Tosun, Susan Resnick, and Jerry L. Prince
pp. 191-200
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Robustness of the brain parenchymal fraction for measuring brain atrophy
M. Stella Atkins, Jeffery J. Orchard, Benjamin Law, and Melanie K. Tory
pp. 201-205
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Fusing Markov random fields with anatomical knowledge and shape-based analysis to segment multiple sclerosis white matter lesions in magnetic resonance images of the brain
Stephan AlZubi, Klaus D. Toennies, N. Bodammer, and Herman Hinrichs
pp. 206-215
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (137 kB)  ]

Segmentation and classification of normal-appearing brain: how much is enough?
John O. Glass, Wilburn E. Reddick, Qing Ji, and Lauren S. Glas
pp. 216-224
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SHAPE

Splines: a perfect fit for medical imaging
Michael A. Unser
pp. 225-236
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (199 kB)  ]

Effects of uncertainty in camera geometry on three-dimensional catheter reconstruction from biplane fluoroscopic images
Anthony Dietz, David B. Kynor, Eric Friets, John Triedman, and Peter Hammer
pp. 237-248
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (228 kB)  ]

Three-dimensional vascular network projective reconstruction from uncalibrated and non-subtracted x-ray rotational angiography image sequence
Moez Chakchouk, Sylvie Sevestre-Ghalila, Faouzi Ghorbel, Faouzi Tenzekhti, and Radhi Hamza
pp. 249-256
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Reconstruction of asymmetric vessel lumen from two views
Anant Gopal, Kenneth R. Hoffmann, Stephen Rudin, and Daniel R. Bednarek
pp. 257-265
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VALIDATION

Methodology for evaluating image-segmentation algorithms
Jayaram K. Udupa, Vicki R. LaBlanc, Hilary Schmidt, Celina Imielinska, Punam K. Saha, George J. Grevera, Ying Zhuge, L. M. Currie, Pat Molholt, and Yinpeng Jin
pp. 266-277
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (356 kB)  ]

Multisite validation of image analysis methods: assessing intra- and intersite variability
Martin A. Styner, H. C. Charles, Jin Park, and Guido Gerig
pp. 278-286
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Three-level evaluation process for segmentation methods in medical imaging
Regina Pohle and Klaus D. Toennies
pp. 287-298
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (297 kB)  ]

Validation of a nonrigid registration algorithm for multimodal data
Peter Rogelj, Stanislav Kovacic, and James C. Gee
pp. 299-307
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Performance evaluation of an advanced method for automated identification of view positions of chest radiographs by use of a large database
Hidetaka Arimura, Shigehiko Katsuragawa, Takayuki Ishida, Nobuhiro Oda, Hajime Nakata, and Kunio Doi
pp. 308-315
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (295 kB)  ]

Clinical evaluation of the reproducibility of volume measurements of pulmonary nodules
Dag Wormanns, Gerhard Kohl, Ernst Klotz, Walter Heindel, and Stefan Diederich
pp. 316-322
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MOTION/PATTERN RECOGNITION

Accelerating ultrasonic strain reconstructions by introducing mechanical constraints
Claire J. M. Pellot-Barakat, Jerome J. Mai, Christian M. Kargel, Alain Herment, Birget Trummer, and Michael F. Insana
pp. 323-333
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Correction of translation-induced artifacts in wrist MRI scans using orthogonal acquisitions
Edward B. Welch and Armando Manduca
pp. 334-342
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (1300 kB)  ]

Iso-shaping rigid bodies for estimating their motion from image sequences
Punam K. Saha, Jayaram K. Udupa, and Bruce E. Hirsch
pp. 343-352
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (354 kB)  ]

ROC components-of-variance analysis of competing classifiers
Sergey V. Beiden, Marcus A. Maloof, and Robert F. Wagner
pp. 353-362
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (284 kB)  ]

Cluster analysis of BI-RADS descriptions of biopsy-proven breast lesions
Mia K. Markey, Joseph Y. Lo, Georgia D. Tourassi, and Carey E. Floyd, Jr.
pp. 363-370
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (134 kB)  ]

SEGMENTATION III

Statistical and adaptive approaches for segmentation and vector source encoding of medical images
Shuyu Yang and Sunanda Mitra
pp. 371-382
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (1082 kB)  ]

Adaptive speed term based on homogeneity for level-set segmentation
Yinpeng Jin, Andrew F. Laine, and Celina Imielinska
pp. 383-390
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (254 kB)  ]

Nonparametric segmentation of multispectral MR images incorporating spatial and intensity information
Joze Derganc, Bostjan Likar, and Franjo Pernus
pp. 391-400
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (341 kB)  ]

Improving statistics for hybrid segmentation of high-resolution multichannel images
Elsa D. Angelini-Casadevall, Celina Imielinska, Yinpeng Jin, and Andrew F. Laine
pp. 401-411
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (469 kB)  ]

Automatic segmentation of prostate boundaries in transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) imaging
Haisong Liu, Gang Cheng, Deborah Rubens, John G. Strang, Lydia Liao, Ralph Brasacchio, Edward Messing, and Yan Yu
pp. 412-423
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (1712 kB)  ]

MR-image-based tissue analysis and its clinical applications
Kun Huang, Jianhua Xuan, Jozsef Varga, Matthew T. Freedman, Zsolt Szabo, Dan Hayes, Vered Stearns, and Yue J. Wang
pp. 424-432
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DEFORMABLE GEOMETRY II

Segmentation of cardiac MR volume data using 3D active appearance models
Steven C. Mitchell, Boudewijn P. F. Lelieveldt, Johan G. Bosch, Rob J. van der Geest, Johan H. C. Reiber, and Milan Sonka
pp. 433-443
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (624 kB)  ]

Integrated approach to brightness- and contrast-invariant detection of the heart in SPECT imaging
Guo-Qing Wei, JianZhong Qian, and John Engdahl
pp. 444-451
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (495 kB)  ]

Fully automated endocardial contour detection in time sequences of echocardiograms by three-dimensional active appearance models
Johan G. Bosch, Steven C. Mitchell, Boudewijn P. F. Lelieveldt, Francisca Nijland, Otto Kamp, Milan Sonka, and Johan H. C. Reiber
pp. 452-462
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (567 kB)  ]

Active-shape-model-based segmentation of abdominal aortic aneurysms in CTA images
Marleen de Bruijne, Bram van Ginneken, Wiro J. Niessen, J. B. Antoine Maintz, and Max A. Viergever
pp. 463-474
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (510 kB)  ]

Diaphragm dome surface segmentation in CT data sets: a 3D active appearance model approach
Reinhard Beichel, Georg Gotschuli, Erich Sorantin, Franz W. Leberl, and Milan Sonka
pp. 475-484
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (421 kB)  ]

Three-dimensional knowledge-based surface model for segmentation of organic structures
Michael Kohnen, Andreas H. Mahnken, Joerg Kesten, Eckart Koeppel, Rolf W. Guenther, and Berthold B. Wein
pp. 485-494
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Hands-on experience with active appearance models
Hans H. Thodberg
pp. 495-506
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (939 kB)  ]

REGISTRATION I

Rigid 2D/3D registration of intraoperative digital x-ray images and preoperative CT and MR images
Dejan Tomazevic, Bostjan Likar, and Franjo Pernus
pp. 507-517
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (144 kB)  ]

Shape-adapted motion model based on thin-plate splines and point clustering for point set registration
Julian Mattes, Johannes Fieres, and Roland Eils
pp. 518-527
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (435 kB)  ]

Three-dimensional warping registration of the pelvis and prostate
Baowei Fei, Corey Kemper, and David L. Wilson
pp. 528-537
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (158 kB)  ]

Registration-based mesh construction technique for finite-element models of brains
Andrew D. Castellano-Smith, Thomas Hartkens, Julia A. Schnabel, D. R. Hose, Haiying Liu, Walter A. Hall, Charles L. Truwit, David J. Hawkes, and Derek L. Hill
pp. 538-549
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (749 kB)  ]

Finite-element based validation of nonrigid registration using single- and multilevel free-form deformations: application to contrast-enhanced MR mammography
Julia A. Schnabel, Christine Tanner, Andrew D. Castellano-Smith, Andreas Degenhard, Carmel Hayes, Martin O. Leach, D. R. Hose, Derek L. Hill, and David J. Hawkes
pp. 550-561
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (1283 kB)  ]

REGISTRATION II/MODELS

Nonrigid mammogram registration using mutual information
Michael A. Wirth, Jay Narhan, and Derek W. S. Gray
pp. 562-573
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (382 kB)  ]

Extension of target registration error theory to the composition of transforms
Jay B. West and Calvin R. Maurer, Jr.
pp. 574-580
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (178 kB)  ]

Intensity-based registration algorithm for probabilistic images and its application for 2D to 3D image registration
Torsten Rohlfing, Daniel B. Russakoff, Martin J. Murphy, and Calvin R. Maurer, Jr.
pp. 581-591
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (197 kB)  ]

MRI simulator with static field inhomogeneity
Duane Yoder, Eric Changchien, Cynthia B. Paschal, and J. Michael Fitzpatrick
pp. 592-603
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (249 kB)  ]

New approach to elastrograph imaging: modality-independent elastography
Michael I. Miga
pp. 604-611
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (227 kB)  ]

Temporal tracking of 3D coronary arteries in projection angiograms
Guy Shechter, Frederic Devernay, Eve Coste-Maniere, and Elliot R. McVeigh
pp. 612-623
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (601 kB)  ]

COMPUTER-AIDED DIAGNOSIS I

Analysis of blood and bone marrow smears using digital image processing techniques
Heiko Hengen, Susanne L. Spoor, and Madhukar C. Pandit
pp. 624-635
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (1080 kB)  ]

Application of support vector machines to breast cancer screening using mammogram and history data
Walker H. Land, Jr., Anab Akanda, Joseph Y. Lo, Francis Anderson, and Margaret Bryden
pp. 636-642
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (188 kB)  ]

Reproducibility of the coronary calcium measurement with different cardiac algorithms using multislice spiral CT
Yun Liang, Ganapathy Krishnamurthi, Laigao M. Chen, and Cristopher A. Meyer
pp. 643-651
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (278 kB)  ]

Quantitative MR assessment of longitudinal parenchymal changes in children treated for medulloblastoma
Wilburn E. Reddick, John O. Glass, Shingjie Wu, Shawna L. Palmer, Raymond K. Mulhern, and Amar Gajjar
pp. 652-660
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (75 kB)  ]

Breast biopsy prediction using a case-based reasoning classifier for masses versus calcifications
Anna O. Bilska-Wolak and Carey E. Floyd, Jr.
pp. 661-665
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (35 kB)  ]

COMPUTER-AIDED DIAGNOSIS II

Automated lung nodule segmentation using dynamic programming and EM-based classification
Ning Xu, Narendra Ahuja, and Ravi Bansal
pp. 666-676
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (185 kB)  ]

Computer-aided lung nodule detection on high-resolution CT data
Rafael Wiemker, Patrick Rogalla, Andre Zwartkruis, and Thomas Blaffert
pp. 677-688
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (600 kB)  ]

Knowledge-based automatic detection of multitype lung nodules from multidetector CT studies
JianZhong Qian, Li Fan, Guo-Qing Wei, Carol L. Novak, Benjamin L. Odry, Hong Shen, Li Zhang, David Naidich, Jane P. Ko, Ami N. Rubinowitz, Georgeann McGuinness, Gerhard Kohl, and Ernst Klotz
pp. 689-697
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (303 kB)  ]

Enhanced lung cancer detection in temporal subtraction chest radiography using directional edge filtering techniques
Hui Zhao, Shih-Chung B. Lo, Matthew T. Freedman, and Yue J. Wang
pp. 698-703
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (218 kB)  ]

Computer-aided classification of pulmonary nodules in surrounding and internal feature spaces using three-dimensional thoracic CT images
Yoshiki Kawata, Noboru Niki, Hironobu Ohamatsu, Masahiko Kusumoto, Ryutaro Kakinuma, Kiyoshi Mori, Hiroyuki Nishiyama, Kenji Eguchi, Masahiro Kaneko, and Noriyuki Moriyama
pp. 704-715
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (190 kB)  ]

Recognition of lung nodules from x-ray CT images using 3D Markov random field models
Hotaka Takizawa, Shinji Yamamoto, Tohru Matsumoto, Yukio Tateno, Takeshi Iinuma, and Mitsuomi Matsumoto
pp. 716-725
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (487 kB)  ]

Incorporation of negative regions in a knowledge-based computer-aided detection scheme
Yuan-Hsiang Chang, Xiao Hui Wang, Lara A. Hardesty, Christiane M. Hakim, Bin Zheng, Walter F. Good, and David Gur
pp. 726-732
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (156 kB)  ]

COMPUTER-AIDED DIAGNOSIS III

Separation of malignant and benign masses using maximum-likelihood modeling and neural networks
Lisa M. Kinnard, Shih-Chung B. Lo, Paul C. Wang, Matthew T. Freedman, and Mohammed F. Chouikha
pp. 733-741
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (163 kB)  ]

Change of region conspicuity in bilateral mammograms: potential impact on CAD performance
Bin Zheng, Xiao Hui Wang, Yuan-Hsiang Chang, Lara A. Hardesty, Marie A. Ganott, Walter F. Good, and David Gur
pp. 742-748
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (218 kB)  ]

Computer-aided characterization of malignant and benign microcalcification clusters based on the analysis of temporal change of mammographic features
Lubomir M. Hadjiiski, Heang-Ping Chan, Berkman Sahiner, Nicholas Petrick, Mark A. Helvie, Marilyn A. Roubidoux, and Metin N. Gurcan
pp. 749-753
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Use of joint two-view information for computerized lesion detection on mammograms: improvement of microcalcification detection accuracy
Berkman Sahiner, Metin N. Gurcan, Heang-Ping Chan, Lubomir M. Hadjiiski, Nicholas Petrick, and Mark A. Helvie
pp. 754-761
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Effect of case mix on feature selection in the computerized classification of mammographic lesions
Zhimin Huo and Maryellen L. Giger
pp. 762-767
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (94 kB)  ]

Intelligent CAD workstation for breast imaging using similarity to known lesions and multiple visual prompt aids
Maryellen L. Giger, Zhimin Huo, Carl J. Vyborny, Li Lan, Ioana R. Bonta, Karla Horsch, Robert M. Nishikawa, and Ingrid Rosenborough
pp. 768-773
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (333 kB)  ]

POSTER SESSION I

Image reconstruction in SPECT with a half detector
Xiaochuan Pan, Emil Sidky, and Yu Zou
pp. 774-778
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (142 kB)  ]

Cardiac-state-driven CT image reconstruction algorithm for cardiac imaging
Erdogan Cesmeli, Peter M. Edic, Maria Iatrou, Jiang Hsieh, Rajiv Gupta, and Armin H. Pfoh
pp. 779-789
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (329 kB)  ]

Noise properties of the inverse -scheme exponential radon transform
Emil Sidky, Chien-Min Kao, Patrick J. La Riviere, and Xiaochuan Pan
pp. 790-796
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (191 kB)  ]

Full nonlinear inversion of microwave biomedical data
Aria Abubakar, Peter M. van den Berg, and Jordi J. Mallorqui
pp. 797-805
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (270 kB)  ]

Filter design for filtered back-projection guided by the interpolation model
Stefan Horbelt, Michael Liebling, and Michael A. Unser
pp. 806-813
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (178 kB)  ]

New method for 3D reconstruction in digital tomosynthesis
Bernhard E. H. Claus and Jeffrey W. Eberhard
pp. 814-824
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (499 kB)  ]

Image reconstruction using shift-variant resampling kernel for magnetic resonance imaging
Ahmed S. Fahmy, Bassel S. Tawfik, and Yasser M. Kadah
pp. 825-833
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (200 kB)  ]

Effect of reconstruction parameters on defect detection in fan-beam SPECT
George K. Gregoriou
pp. 834-840
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (101 kB)  ]

Novel method for reducing high-attenuation object artifacts in CT reconstructions
Laigao M. Chen, Yun Liang, George A. Sandison, and Jonas Rydberg
pp. 841-850
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (275 kB)  ]

Sensitivity analysis of textural parameters for vertebroplasty
Gye Rae Tack, Seung Y. Lee, Kyu-Chul Shin, and Sung J. Lee
pp. 851-859
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (116 kB)  ]

Investigation of using bone texture analysis on bone densitometry images
Michael R. Chinander, Maryellen L. Giger, Ruchi D. Shah, and Tamara Vokes
pp. 860-863
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Genetic algorithm and expectation maximization for parameter estimation of mixture Gaussian model phantom
Nariman Majdi Nasab and Mostafa Analoui
pp. 864-871
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Optimized statistical modeling of MS lesions as MRI voxel outliers for monitoring the effect of drug therapy
Zhanyu Ge and Sunanda Mitra
pp. 872-882
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (421 kB)  ]

Determination of biplane geometry and centerline curvature in vascular imaging
Daryl Nazareth, Kenneth R. Hoffmann, Alan Walczak, Jacek Dmochowski, Lee R. Guterman, Stephen Rudin, and Daniel R. Bednarek
pp. 883-892
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Thinning algorithim on 2D gray-level images
Cherng-Min Ma and Shu-Yen Wan
pp. 893-900
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (193 kB)  ]

Three-dimensional imaging using low-end C-arm systems
Joern Luetjens, Reiner Koppe, Erhard Klotz, Michael Grass, and Volker Rasche
pp. 901-912
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (425 kB)  ]

Feasibility of an automated technique for detection of large misregistrations
Claudia E. Rodriguez-Carranza and Murray H. Loew
pp. 913-922
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Mixture of principal axes registration: a neural computation approach
Rujirutana Srikanchana, Jianhua Xuan, Kun Huang, Matthew T. Freedman, and Yue J. Wang
pp. 923-932
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Adaptive-bases algorithm for nonrigid image registration
Gustavo K. Rohde, Akram Aldroubi, and Benoit M. Dawant
pp. 933-944
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Analysis of a new method for consistent large-deformation elastic image registration
Jaincun He, Gary E. Christensen, Jay T. Rubenstein, and Ge Wang
pp. 945-954
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Pose estimation of teeth through crown-shape matching
Vevin Mok, Sim Heng Ong, Kelvin W. C. Foong, and Toshiaki Kondo
pp. 955-964
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Automatic quantification of liver-heart cross-talk for quality assessment in SPECT myocardial perfusion imaging
Guo-Qing Wei, Anant Madabhushi, JianZhong Qian, and John Engdahl
pp. 965-972
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Automatic quality assessment of JPEG and JPEG 2000 compressed images
Walter F. Good, Glenn S. Maitz, and Xiao Hui Wang
pp. 973-979
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JPEG domain watermarking
Wenbin Luo, Gregory L. Heileman, and Caros E. Pizano
pp. 980-985
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Optimizing feature selection across a multimodality database in computerized classification of breast lesions
Karla Horsch, Alfredo F. Ceballos, Maryellen L. Giger, Ioana R. Bonta, Zhimin Huo, Carl J. Vyborny, Edward R. Hendrick, and Li Lan
pp. 986-992
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (151 kB)  ]

Fuzzy clustering of fMRI data: toward a theoretical basis for choosing the fuzziness index
Martin Buerki, Helmut Oswald, and Gerhard Schroth
pp. 993-1001
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (314 kB)  ]

Quantitative study of renormalization transformation method to correct the inhomogeneity in MR images
Qing Ji, Wilburn E. Reddick, John O. Glass, and Evgeny Krynetskiy
pp. 1002-1009
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Spatiotemporal multiscale vessel enhancement for coronary angiograms
Til Aach, Claudia Mayntz, Peter M. J. Rongen, Georg Schmitz, and Herman Stegehuis
pp. 1010-1021
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EM-IntraSPECT algorithm with ordered subsets (OSEMIS) for nonuniform attenuation correction in cardiac imaging
Andrzej Krol, Ifeanyi Echeruo, Roberto B. Solgado, Amol S. Hardikar, James E. Bowsher, David H. Feiglin, Frank D. Thomas, Edward Lipson, and Ioana L. Coman
pp. 1022-1027
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Adaptive robust filters in MRI
Fernando A. Barrios, Leopoldo Gonzalez-Santos, Rafael Favila, and Rafael Rojas
pp. 1028-1033
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Contrast improvements in digital radiography using a scatter-reduction processing algorithm
Kent M. Ogden, Charles R. Wilson, and Robert W. Cox
pp. 1034-1047
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Effective dose reduction in dual-energy flat panel x-ray imaging: technique and clinical evaluation
Gopal B. Avinash, Kadri N. Jabri, Renuka Uppaluri, Amber Rader, Frank Fischbach, Jens Ricke, and Ulf Teichgraeber
pp. 1048-1059
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Additional processing for phase unwrapping of magnetic resonance thermometry imaging
S. Suprijanto, Frans M. Vos, M. W. Vogel, Albert M. Vossepoel, and Henri A. Vrooman
pp. 1060-1067
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Sequential approach to three-dimensional geometric image correction
Frank J. Crosby and A. P. Nelson
pp. 1068-1076
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Denoising of cone beam CT image using wavelet transform
Yi-Qiang Yang, Nobuyuki Nakamori, Yasuo Yoshida, Takanori Tsunoo, Masahiro Endo, and Kazumasa Sato
pp. 1077-1084
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Tree-structured wavelet transform signature for classification of melanoma
Sachin V. Patwardhan, Atam P. Dhawan, and Patricia A. Relue
pp. 1085-1091
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Line vector quantization using noninteger subsampled wavelet pyramids and its application in medical imaging
Vadim Kustov and Andrew M. Zador
pp. 1092-1102
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Scale-based method for correcting background intensity variation in acquired images
Ying Zhuge, Jayaram K. Udupa, Jiamin Liu, Punam K. Saha, and Tad Iwanage
pp. 1103-1111
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Interslice interpolation of anisotropic 3D images using multiresolution contour correlation
Jiann-Der Lee, Shu-Yen Wan, and Cherng-Min Ma
pp. 1112-1122
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Multi-scale application of the N3 method for intensity correction of MR images
Craig Jones and Erick Wong
pp. 1123-1129
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Multiwavelet grading of prostate pathological images
Hamid Soltanian-Zadeh and Kourosh Jafari-Khouzani
pp. 1130-1138
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Soft parametric curve matching in scale-space
Brian B. Avants and James C. Gee
pp. 1139-1150
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Wavelet median denoising of ultrasound images
Katherine E. Macey and Wyatt H. Page
pp. 1151-1160
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Application of an adaptive control grid interpolation technique to MR data set augmentation aimed at morphological vascular reconstruction
David Frakes, Christopher M. Sinotte, Christopher P. Conrad, Timothy M. Healy, Sharma Shiva, Mark A. Fogel, Joseph W. Monaco, Mark J. T. Smith, and Ajit P. Yoganathan
pp. 1161-1167
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Analysis of myocardial motion in tagged MR images using nonrigid image registration
Raghavendra Chandrashekara, Raad H. Mohiaddin, and Daniel Rueckert
pp. 1168-1179
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Characterization and evaluation of inversion algorithms for MR elastography
Armando Manduca, Travis E. Oliphant, David S. Lake, M. Alex Dresner, and Richard L. Ehman
pp. 1180-1185
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Visualization of cardiac wavefronts using data fusion
David B. Kynor, Anthony Dietz, Eric Friets, Jon Peterson, Ursula Bergstrom, John Triedman, and Peter Hammer
pp. 1186-1194
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Multiple-isovalue selection by clustering gray values of the boundary surfaces within volume image
Lisheng Wang, PhengAnn Heng, TienTsin Wong, and Jing Bai
pp. 1195-1203
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Identifying image structures for content-based retrieval of digitized spine x rays
L. Rodney Long, Daniel M. Krainak, and George R. Thoma
pp. 1204-1214
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Automatic localization and delineation of collimation fields in digital and film-based radiographs
Thomas M. Lehmann, Sascha Goudarzi, Nick Linnenbruegger, Daniel Keysers, and Berthold B. Wein
pp. 1215-1223
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Knowledge-based image understanding and classification system for medical image databases
Hui Luo, Roger S. Gaborski, and Raj S. Acharya
pp. 1224-1234
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POSTER SESSION II

Computer-aided diagnosis in CT colonography: detection of polyps based on geometric and texture features
Hiroyuki Yoshida, Janne J. Naeppi, Hans Frimmel, and Abraham H. Dachman
pp. 1235-1245
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Connective tissue representation for detection of microcalcifications in digital mammograms
Kristin J. McLoughlin, Philip J. Bones, and Peter Kovesi
pp. 1246-1256
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New deformable human brain atlas for computer-aided diagnosis
Antti J. Lahtinen, Harry Frey, and Hannu Eskola
pp. 1257-1261
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CAD system for lung cancer based on low-dose single-slice CT image
Mitsuru Kubo, Kazuhori Kubota, Nobuhiro Yamada, Yoshiki Kawata, Noboru Niki, Kenji Eguchi, Hironobu Ohmatsu, Ryutaro Kakinuma, Masahiro Kaneko, Masahiko Kusumoto, Kiyoshi Mori, Hiroyuki Nishiyama, and Noriyuki Moriyama
pp. 1262-1269
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Clinical test in a prospective study of a CAD system for lung cancer based on helical CT images
Kazuhori Kubota, Mitsuru Kubo, Yoshiki Kawata, Noboru Niki, Kenji Eguchi, Hironobu Ohmatsu, Ryutaro Kakinuma, Masahiro Kaneko, and Noriyuki Moriyama
pp. 1270-1279
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Classification experiments of pulmonary nodules using high-resolution CT images
Wakako Ichikawa, Yoshiki Kawata, Noboru Niki, Hironobu Ohmatsu, Masahiko Kusumoto, Ryutaro Kakinuma, Kiyoshi Mori, Hiroyuki Nishiyama, Kenji Eguchi, Masahiro Kaneko, and Noriyuki Moriyama
pp. 1280-1291
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Classification of lung area using multidetector-row CT images
Tsutomu Mukaibo, Yoshiki Kawata, Noboru Niki, Hironobu Ohmatsu, Ryutaro Kakinuma, Kenji Eguchi, Masahiro Kaneko, and Noriyuki Moriyama
pp. 1292-1300
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Search of microcalcification clusters with the CALMA CAD station
Maria E. Fantacci, Ubaldo Bottigli, Pasquale Delogu, Francesco Fauci, Bruno Golosio, Adele Lauria, Rosa Palmiero, Giuseppe Raso, Simone Stumbo, and Sabina Tangaro
pp. 1301-1310
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Computer-aided detection of lung cancer on chest radiographs: effect of machine CAD false-positive locations on radiologists' behavior
Matthew T. Freedman, Shih-Chung B. Lo, Teresa Osicka, Fleming Y. M. Lure, Xin-Wei Xu, Jesse Lin, Hui Zhao, and Ron Zhang
pp. 1311-1319
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Computerized analysis of sonograms for the detection of breast lesions
Karen Drukker, Maryellen L. Giger, Karla Horsch, and Carl J. Vyborny
pp. 1320-1324
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Optimal neural network architecture selection: effects on computer-aided detection of mammographic microcalcifications
Metin N. Gurcan, Heang-Ping Chan, Berkman Sahiner, Lubomir M. Hadjiiski, Nicholas Petrick, and Mark A. Helvie
pp. 1325-1330
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Computerized analysis of interstitial lung diseases on chest radiographs based on lung texture, geometric-pattern features, and artificial neural networks
Takayuki Ishida, Shigehiko Katsuragawa, Katsumi Nakamura, Kazuto Ashizawa, Heber MacMahon, and Kunio Doi
pp. 1331-1338
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Improving the automated classification of clustered calcifications on mammograms through the improved detection of individual calcifications
Robert M. Nishikawa, Maria F. Salfity, Yulei Jiang, and John Papaioannou
pp. 1339-1345
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Wavelet and statistical analysis for melanoma classification
Amit Nimunkar, Atam P. Dhawan, Patricia A. Relue, and Sachin V. Patwardhan
pp. 1346-1353
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Detection algorithm of lung cancer candidate nodules on multislice CT images
Tomokazu Oda, Mitsuru Kubo, Yoshiki Kawata, Noboru Niki, Kenji Eguchi, Hironobu Ohmatsu, Ryutaro Kakinuma, Masahiro Kaneko, Masahiko Kusumoto, Noriyuki Moriyama, Kiyoshi Mori, and Hiroyuki Nishiyama
pp. 1354-1361
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Automatic segmentation of pulmonary nodules by using dynamic 3D cross-correlation for interactive CAD systems
Li Fan, JianZhong Qian, Benjamin L. Odry, Hong Shen, David Naidich, Gerhard Kohl, and Ernst Klotz
pp. 1362-1369
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Analysis of the feasibility of using active shape models for segmentation of gray-scale images
Gilberto Zamora, Hamed Sari-Sarraf, Sunanda Mitra, and L. Rodney Long
pp. 1370-1381
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User-driven segmentation approach: interactive snakes
Tobias Kunert, Marc Heiland, and Hans-Peter Meinzer
pp. 1382-1389
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Deformable isosurface and vascular applications
Peter J. Yim, G. Boudewijn Vasbinder, Vincent B. Ho, and Peter L. Choyke
pp. 1390-1397
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Dynamic deformable models for 3D MRI heart segmentation
Leonid Zhukov, Zhaosheng Bao, Igor Gusikov, John Wood, and David E. Breen
pp. 1398-1405
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Optimization of active-contour model parameters using genetic algorithms: segmentation of breast lesions in mammograms
Yuan Xu, Scott Neu, Chester J. Ornes, Janis F. Owens, Jack Sklansky, and Daniel J. Valentino
pp. 1406-1414
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Rectal tumor boundary detection by unifying active contour model
Di Xiao, Wan S. Ng, Udantha R. Abeyratne, and Charles B. Tsang
pp. 1415-1426
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Prototype of a rectal wall ultrasound image analysis system
Di Xiao, Wan S. Ng, Udantha R. Abeyratne, and Charles B. Tsang
pp. 1427-1438
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Extraction of polygonal boundary surfaces from volume image
Lisheng Wang, Jing Bai, PhengAnn Heng, and TienTsin Wong
pp. 1439-1447
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Algorithm for quantifying advanced carotid artery atherosclerosis in humans using MRI and active contours
Gareth Adams, G. W. Vick III, Cassius Bordelon, William Insull, and Joel Morrisett
pp. 1448-1457
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Automated segmentation method for the 3D ultrasound carotid image based on geometrically deformable model with automatic merge function
Xiang Li, Zigang Wang, Hongbing Lu, and Zhengrong Liang
pp. 1458-1463
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Blood pool agent contrast-enhanced MRA: level-set-based artery-vein separation
Cornelis M. van Bemmel, Luuk J. Spreeuwers, Bert Verdonck, Max A. Viergever, and Wiro J. Niessen
pp. 1464-1475
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Vectoral-scale-based fuzzy-connected image segmentation
Ying Zhuge, Jayaram K. Udupa, and Punam K. Saha
pp. 1476-1487
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Vessel-valley-course generation algorithm for quantitative analysis of angiograms
Zikuan Chen and Sabee Y. Molloi
pp. 1488-1495
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Automated extraction of aorta and pulmonary artery in mediastinum from 3D chest x-ray CT images without contrast medium
Takayuki Kitasaka, Kensaku Mori, Jun-ichi Hasegawa, Jun-ichiro Toriwaki, and Kazuhiro Katada
pp. 1496-1507
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Segmentation of burn images using the L*u*v* space and classification of their depths by color and texture imformation
Begona Acha Pinero, Carmen Serrano, and Jose I. Acha
pp. 1508-1515
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Development of support systems for pathology using spectral transmittance: the quantification method of stain conditions
Keiko Fujii, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Nagaaki Ohyama, and Kiyoshi Mukai
pp. 1516-1523
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Convex geometry for rapid tissue classification in MRI
Erick Wong and Craig Jones
pp. 1524-1530
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Segmentation-based retrospective correction of intensity nonuniformity in multispectral MR images
Bostjan Likar, Joze Derganc, and Franjo Pernus
pp. 1531-1540
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Computer-assisted measurement of cervical length from transvaginal ultrasound images
Min Wu, Robert F. Fraser, and Chang W. Chen
pp. 1541-1546
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Wavelet-based segmentation for fetal ultrasound texture images
Nourhan M. Zayed, Ahmed M. Badawi, Alaa M. Elsayed, Mohamed S. Elsherif, and Abou-Bakr M. Youssef
pp. 1547-1552
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Segmentation of the skull in 3D human MR images using mathematical morphology
Belma Dogdas, David W. Shattuck, and Richard M. Leahy
pp. 1553-1562
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Segmentation of confocal microscopic image of insect brain
Ming-Jin Wu, Chih-Yang Lin, and Yu-Tai Ching
pp. 1563-1570
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (535 kB)  ]

Determination of position and radius of ball joints
Marjolein van der Glas, Frans M. Vos, Charl P. Botha, and Albert M. Vossepoel
pp. 1571-1577
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Segmentation of the lumbar spine with knowledge-based shape models
Michael Kohnen, Andreas H. Mahnken, Alexander S. Brandt, Stephan Steinberg, Rolf W. Guenther, and Berthold B. Wein
pp. 1578-1587
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Protocol-independent brain MRI segmentation method
Laszlo G. Nyul and Jayaram K. Udupa
pp. 1588-1599
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Combining snake-based and intensity-based processing for segmentation of renal structure in lower-torso CT data
Xiang Zhang and Timothy S. Newman
pp. 1600-1609
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Adaptive RBF network with active contour coupling for multispectral MRI segmentation
Raquel Valdes-Cristerna, Veronica Medina, and Oscar Yanez-Suarez
pp. 1610-1621
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Information fusion approach for detection of brain structures in MRI
Azad Shademan and Hamid Soltanian-Zadeh
pp. 1622-1628
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Robust semi-automatic segmentation of single- and multichannel MRI volumes through adaptable class-specific representation
Casper F. Nielsen and Peter J. Passmore
pp. 1629-1639
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Segmentation of anatomical structures in x-ray computed tomography images using artificial neural networks
Di Zhang and Daniel J. Valentino
pp. 1640-1652
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Fast vessel identification using polyphase decomposition and intercomponent processing
Zikuan Chen and Sabee Y. Molloi
pp. 1653-1661
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (132 kB)  ]

Object-tracking segmentation method: vertebra and rib segmentation in CT images
Dongsung Kim, Hanyoung Kim, and Heung Sik Kang
pp. 1662-1671
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Automatic detection method of lung cancers including ground-glass opacities from chest x-ray CT images
Toshiharu Ezoe, Hotaka Takizawa, Shinji Yamamoto, Akinobu Shimizu, Tohru Matsumoto, Yukio Tateno, Takeshi Iimura, and Mitsuomi Matsumoto
pp. 1672-1680
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3D image analysis of abdominal aortic aneurysm
Marko Subasic, Sven Loncaric, and Erich Sorantin
pp. 1681-1689
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (174 kB)  ]

Graph-based region growing for mass-segmentation in digital mammography
Yong Chu, Lihua Li, and Robert A. Clark
pp. 1690-1697
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Tumor volume measurement for nasopharyngeal carcinoma using knowledge-based fuzzy clustering MRI segmentation
Jiayin Zhou, Tuan-Kay Lim, and Vincent Chong
pp. 1698-1708
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Multiresolution segmentation technique for spine MRI images
Haiyun Li, Chye H. Yan, Sim Heng Ong, Cheekong K. Chui, and Swee H. Teoh
pp. 1709-1717
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Segmentation of ECG-gated multidetector row-CT cardiac images for functional analysis
Jin Sung Kim, Yonghum Na, and Kyongtae T. Bae
pp. 1718-1726
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IVUS image segmentation based on contrast
Hui Zhu, Yun Liang, and Morton H. Friedman
pp. 1727-1733
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Semi-automatic volumetrics system to parcellate ROI on neocortex
Ou Tan, Tetsuya Ichimiya, Fumihiko Yasuno, and Tetsuya Suhara
pp. 1734-1741
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Unsupervised MRI segmentation with spatial connectivity
Mohammad M. Khalighi, Hamid Soltanian-Zadeh, and Caro Lucas
pp. 1742-1750
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Robust pointwise tracking of countours
Sergio S. Furuie and A. V. Dias
pp. 1751-1758
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Unsupervised brain segmentation using T2 window
Abdal M. Alyassin and Harvey E. Cline
pp. 1759-1769
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Automated estimation of breast composition from MR images
Brian E. Chapman, Xiao Hui Wang, and Walter F. Good
pp. 1770-1779
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Image segmentation and 3D visualization for MRI mammography
Lihua Li, Yong Chu, Angela F. Salem, and Robert A. Clark
pp. 1780-1789
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Mean shift detection using active learning in dermatological images
Gabriela Maletti, Bjarne K. Ersboll, and Knut Conradsen
pp. 1790-1797
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Method for quantitative assessment of atherosclerotic lesion burden on the basis of high-resolution black-blood MRI
Jeffrey Duda, Hee K. Song, Ronald Wolf, Alex Wright, James C. Gee, and Felix W. Wehrli
pp. 1798-1806
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Comparison of biomechanical breast models: a case study
Christine Tanner, Andreas Degenhard, Julia A. Schnabel, Andrew D. Castellano-Smith, Carmel Hayes, Luke I. Sonoda, Martin O. Leach, D. R. Hose, Derek L. Hill, and David J. Hawkes
pp. 1807-1818
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From plastic to gold: a unified classification scheme for reference standards in medical image processing
Thomas M. Lehmann
pp. 1819-1827
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Automated quantification of MS lesions in MRI: a validation study
Edward A. Ashton, Chihiro Takahashi, Michel J. Berg, Andrew Goodman, and Saara Totterman
pp. 1828-1836
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Difficulties of T1 brain MRI segmentation techniques
M. Stella Atkins, Kevin Siu, Benjamin Law, Jeffery J. Orchard, and Wilfred L. Rosenbaum
pp. 1837-1844
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3D visualization for medical volume segmentation validation
Ayman M. Eldeib
pp. 1845-1852
Abstract     Full Text:  [  PDF (254 kB)  ]