The detection of calcified plaques is an essential step in the assessment of coronary heart diseases. However, manual plaque segmentation is subjected to intra- and inter-observer ...
Stefan C. Saur, Hatem Alkadhi, Lotus Desbiolles, G...
Abstract. Even with the recent advances in multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) imaging techniques, detection of calcified coronary lesions remains a highly tedious task. Noise...
This paper presents a semi-automatic coronary centerline extraction algorithm for computed tomography angiography data. The method applies region growing to computed tomography an...
Coert Metz, Michiel Schaap, Alina G. van der Giess...
We describe a means to automatically and efficiently isolate the outer surface of the entire heart in Computer Tomography (CT) cardiac scans. Isolating the entire heart allows the...
Gareth Funka-Lea, Yuri Boykov, Charles Florin, Mar...
Myocardial perfusion imaging with single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) is an established method for the detection and evaluation of coronary artery disease (CAD). Sta...
Jennis Meyer-Spradow, Lars Stegger, Christian DÃ...