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MICCAI
2005
Springer
16 years 7 months ago
Parametric Response Surface Models for Analysis of Multi-site fMRI Data
Analyses of fMRI brain data are often based on statistical tests applied to each voxel or use summary statistics within a region of interest (such as mean or peak activation). Thes...
Seyoung Kim, Padhraic Smyth, Hal S. Stern, Jessica...
MICCAI
2005
Springer
16 years 7 months ago
Semi-automated Basal Ganglia Segmentation Using Large Deformation Diffeomorphic Metric Mapping
Ali R. Khan, Elizabeth Aylward, Michael I. Miller,...
MICCAI
2005
Springer
16 years 7 months ago
Spatial Motion Constraints for Robot Assisted Suturing Using Virtual Fixtures
We address the problem of the stitching task in endoscopic surgery using a circular needle under robotic assistance. Our main focus is to present an algorithm for suturing using gu...
Ankur Kapoor, Ming Li, Russell H. Taylor
MICCAI
2005
Springer
16 years 7 months ago
Automatic Vascular Tree Formation Using the Mahalanobis Distance
We present a novel technique for the automatic formation of vascular trees from segmented tubular structures. Our method combines a minimum spanning tree algorithm with a minimizat...
Julien Jomier, Vincent LeDigarcher, Stephen R. Ayl...
MICCAI
2005
Springer
16 years 7 months ago
Comparison of Vessel Segmentations Using STAPLE
We propose a novel method for the validation of vascular segmentations. Our technique combines morphological operators and the STAPLE algorithm to obtain ground truth of centerline...
Julien Jomier, Vincent LeDigarcher, Stephen R. Ayl...
MICCAI
2005
Springer
16 years 7 months ago
A Prediction Framework for Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Via 4D Cardiac Motion Analysis
Abstract. We propose a novel framework to predict pacing sites in the left ventricle (LV) of a heart and its result can be used to assist pacemaker implantation and programming in ...
Heng Huang, Li Shen, Rong Zhang, Fillia Makedon, B...
MICCAI
2005
Springer
16 years 7 months ago
Surface Alignment of 3D Spherical Harmonic Models: Application to Cardiac MRI Analysis
The spherical harmonic (SPHARM) description is a powerful surface modeling technique that can model arbitrarily shaped but simply connected 3D objects and has been used in many app...
Heng Huang, Li Shen, Rong Zhang, Fillia Makedon, B...
MICCAI
2005
Springer
16 years 7 months ago
Efficient Learning by Combining Confidence-Rated Classifiers to Incorporate Unlabeled Medical Data
Abstract. In this paper, we propose a new dynamic learning framework that requires a small amount of labeled data in the beginning, then incrementally discovers informative unlabel...
Weijun He, Xiaolei Huang, Dimitris N. Metaxas, Xia...
MICCAI
2005
Springer
16 years 7 months ago
A Hybrid Cutting Approach for Hysteroscopy Simulation
An integral element of every surgical simulator is the ability to interactively cut tissue. A number of approaches have been suggested in the past, the most important being mesh su...
Denis Steinemann, Gábor Székely, Mar...
MICCAI
2005
Springer
16 years 7 months ago
Segmentation and 3D Reconstruction of Microtubules in Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence Microscopy (TIRFM)
The interaction of the microtubules with the cell cortex plays numerous critical roles in a cell. For instance, it directs vesicle delivery, and modulates membrane adhesions pivota...
Stathis Hadjidemetriou, Derek Toomre, James S. Dun...