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MICCAI
2007
Springer
14 years 8 months ago
Real-Time Tissue Tracking with B-Mode Ultrasound Using Speckle and Visual Servoing
We present a method for real-time tracking of moving soft tissue with B-mode ultrasound (US). The method makes use of the speckle information contained in the US images to estimate...
Alexandre Krupa, Gabor Fichtinger, Gregory D. Hage...
MICCAI
2007
Springer
14 years 8 months ago
LV Motion Tracking from 3D Echocardiography Using Textural and Structural Information
Automated motion reconstruction of the left ventricle (LV) from 3D echocardiography provides insight into myocardium architecture and function. Low image quality and artifacts make...
Andriy Myronenko, Xubo B. Song, David J. Sahn
MICCAI
2007
Springer
14 years 8 months ago
Towards Subject-Specific Models of the Dynamic Heart for Image-Guided Mitral Valve Surgery
Abstract. Surgeons need a robust interventional system capable of providing reliable, real-time information regarding the position and orientation of the surgical targets and tools...
Cristian A. Linte, Marcin Wierzbicki, John Moore, ...
MICCAI
2007
Springer
14 years 8 months ago
Primal/Dual Linear Programming and Statistical Atlases for Cartilage Segmentation
Ben Glocker, Nikos Komodakis, Nikos Paragios, Chri...
MICCAI
2007
Springer
14 years 8 months ago
Segmentation of Q-Ball Images Using Statistical Surface Evolution
In this article, we develop a new method to segment Q-Ball imaging (QBI) data. We first estimate the orientation distribution function (ODF) using a fast and robust spherical harmo...
Maxime Descoteaux, Rachid Deriche
MICCAI
2006
Springer
14 years 8 months ago
Automatic Detection and Segmentation of Ground Glass Opacity Nodules
Ground Glass Opacity (GGO) is defined as hazy increased attenuation within a lung that is not associated with obscured underlying vessels. Since pure (nonsolid) or mixed (partially...
Jinghao Zhou, Sukmoon Chang, Dimitris N. Metaxas, ...
MICCAI
2006
Springer
14 years 8 months ago
"Virtual Touch": An Efficient Registration Method for Catheter Navigation in Left Atrium
In this paper, we present a left atrium registration system which utilizes a 3D intra-cardiac ultrasound catheter for faster (more than 700 times) and higher quality surface regist...
Hua Zhong, Takeo Kanade, David Schwartzman
MICCAI
2006
Springer
14 years 8 months ago
A Learning Based Algorithm for Automatic Extraction of the Cortical Sulci
This paper presents a learning based method for automatic extraction of the major cortical sulci from MRI volumes or extracted surfaces. Instead of using a few pre-defined rules su...
Songfeng Zheng, Zhuowen Tu, Alan L. Yuille, Allan ...
MICCAI
2006
Springer
14 years 8 months ago
Reconstruction of Patient-Specific 3D Bone Surface from 2D Calibrated Fluoroscopic Images and Point Distribution Model
Reconstruction of patient-specific 3D bone surface from 2D calibrated fluoroscopic images and a point distribution model is discussed. We present a 2D/3D reconstruction scheme comb...
Guoyan Zheng, Miguel Ángel González ...
MICCAI
2006
Springer
14 years 8 months ago
A Pilot Study of Robot-Assisted Cochlear Implant Surgery Using Steerable Electrode Arrays
Jian Zhang, Kai Xu 0005, Nabil Simaan, Spiros Mano...