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MICCAI
2006
Springer
14 years 11 months ago
Automatic IVUS Segmentation of Atherosclerotic Plaque with Stop & Go Snake
Since the upturn of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) as an imaging technique for the coronary artery system, much research has been done to simplify the complicated analysis of the ...
Ellen J. L. Brunenberg, Oriol Pujol, Bart M. ter H...
MICCAI
2006
Springer
14 years 11 months ago
Automated 3D Freehand Ultrasound Calibration with Real-Time Accuracy Control
3D ultrasound (US) is an emerging new imaging technology that appeals to more and more applications in intraoperative guidance of computer-assisted surgery. In a freehand US imagin...
Thomas Kuiran Chen, Purang Abolmaesumi, Adrian D. ...
MICCAI
2006
Springer
14 years 11 months ago
Simulation of Local and Global Atrophy in Alzheimer's Disease Studies
Abstract. We propose a method for atrophy simulation in structural MR images based on finite-element methods, providing data for objective evaluation of atrophy measurement techniq...
Oscar Camara-Rey, Martin Schweiger, Rachael I. Sca...
MICCAI
2006
Springer
14 years 11 months ago
Simulation of Acquisition Artefacts in MR Scans: Effects on Automatic Measures of Brain Atrophy
Automatic algorithms in conjunction with longitudinal MR brain images can be used to measure cerebral atrophy, which is particularly pronounced in several types of dementia. An atr...
Oscar Camara-Rey, Beatrix I. Sneller, Gerard R. Ri...
MICCAI
2006
Springer
14 years 11 months ago
Multi-resolution Vessel Segmentation Using Normalized Cuts in Retinal Images
Abstract. Retinal vessel segmentation is an essential step of the diagnoses of various eye diseases. In this paper, we propose an automatic, efficient and unsupervised method based...
Wenchao Cai, Albert C. S. Chung
MICCAI
2006
Springer
14 years 11 months ago
MR Image Segmentation Using Phase Information and a Novel Multiscale Scheme
This paper considers the problem of automatic classification of textured tissues in 3D MRI. More specifically, it aims at validating the use of features extracted from the phase of...
Jurgen Fripp, Peter Stanwell, Pierrick Bourgeat, S...
MICCAI
2006
Springer
14 years 11 months ago
Retina Mosaicing Using Local Features
Abstract. Laser photocoagulation is a proven procedure to treat various pathologies of the retina. Challenges such as motion compensation, correct energy dosage, and avoiding incid...
Gábor Székely, Herbert Bay, Luc J. V...
MICCAI
2006
Springer
14 years 11 months ago
A Log-Euclidean Framework for Statistics on Diffeomorphisms
In this article, we focus on the computation of statistics of invertible geometrical deformations (i.e., diffeomorphisms), based on the generalization to this type of data of the n...
Vincent Arsigny, Olivier Commowick, Xavier Pennec,...
MICCAI
2006
Springer
14 years 11 months ago
Towards Optimization of Probe Placement for Radio-Frequency Ablation
We present a model for the optimal placement of mono- and bipolar probes in radio-frequency (RF) ablation. The model is based on a numerical computation of the probe's electri...
Inga Altrogge, Tim Kröger, Tobias Preusser, C...
MICCAI
2006
Springer
14 years 11 months ago
Rician Noise Removal in Diffusion Tensor MRI
Rician noise introduces a bias into MRI measurements that can have a significant impact on the shapes and orientations of tensors in diffusion tensor magnetic resonance images. Thi...
Saurav Basu, P. Thomas Fletcher, Ross T. Whitaker