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MICCAI
2003
Springer
15 years 15 days ago
An Artificially Evolved Vision System for Segmenting Skin Lesion Images
Abstract. We present a novel technique where a medical image segmentation system is evolved using genetic programming. The evolved system was trained on just 8 images outlined by a...
Mark E. Roberts, Ela Claridge
MICCAI
2003
Springer
15 years 15 days ago
Robust Estimation for Brain Tumor Segmentation
Given models for healthy brains, tumor segmentation can be seen as a process of detecting abnormalities or outliers that are present with certain image intensity and geometric prop...
Marcel Prastawa, Elizabeth Bullitt, Sean Ho, Guido...
MICCAI
2003
Springer
15 years 15 days ago
A Modular 2-DOF Force-Sensing Instrument For Laparoscopic Surgery
Srinivas K. Prasad, Masaya Kitagawa, Gregory S. Fi...
MICCAI
2003
Springer
15 years 15 days ago
A Statistically Based Surface Evolution Method for Medical Image Segmentation: Presentation and Validation
Abstract. In this paper we present a new algorithm for 3D medical image segmentation. The algorithm is fast, relatively simple to implement, and semi-automatic. It is based on mini...
Eric Pichon, Allen Tannenbaum, Ron Kikinis
MICCAI
2003
Springer
15 years 15 days ago
User-Aided Boundary Delineation through the Propagation of Implicit Representations
In this paper we introduce user-defined segmentation constraints within the level set methods. Snake-driven methods are powerful and widely explored techniques for object extractio...
Nikos Paragios
MICCAI
2003
Springer
15 years 15 days ago
Iterating Registration and Activation Detection to Overcome Activation Bias in fMRI Motion Estimates
Abstract. Most intensity-based fMRI registration methods do not account for the fact that the volumes being aligned may differ: one may have blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) con...
Jeff Orchard, M. Stella Atkins
MICCAI
2003
Springer
15 years 15 days ago
Minimum Cost Path Algorithm for Coronary Artery Central Axis Tracking in CT Images
The quality of cardiac images acquired with multi-detector CT scanners has improved significantly, to the point where minimally invasive examination of the coronary arteries became...
Marcel Breeuwer, Sílvia Delgado Olabarriaga...
MICCAI
2003
Springer
15 years 15 days ago
Tool Localization in 3D Ultrasound Images
Paul M. Novotny, Jeremy W. Cannon, Robert D. Howe
MICCAI
2003
Springer
15 years 15 days ago
Determination of the Mechanical Properties of Soft Human Tissues through Aspiration Experiments
Mechanical models for soft human organs are necessary for a variety of medical applications, such as surgical planning, virtual reality surgery simulators, and for diagnostic purpo...
Alessandro Nava, Edoardo Mazza, Frederic Kleinerma...
MICCAI
2003
Springer
15 years 15 days ago
A High Resolution Dynamic Heart Model Based on Averaged MRI Data
We are in the process of constructing a high resolution, high signal to noise ratio (SNR) dynamic MRI dataset for the human heart using methodology similar to that employed to cons...
John Moore, Maria Drangova, Marcin Wierzbicki, Ter...