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MICCAI
2010
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
A Statistical Approach for Achievable Dose Querying in IMRT Planning
The task of IMRT planning, particularly in head-and-neck cancer, is a difficult one, often requiring days of work from a trained dosimetrist. One of the main challenges is the pres...
Patricio D. Simari, Binbin Wu, Robert Jacques, Ale...
MICCAI
2010
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
Nonlinear Embedding towards Articulated Spine Shape Inference Using Higher-Order MRFs
In this paper we introduce a novel approach for inferring articulated spine models from images. A low-dimensional manifold embedding is created from a training set of prior mesh mo...
Samuel Kadoury, Nikos Paragios
MICCAI
2010
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
Guide-Wire Extraction through Perceptual Organization of Local Segments in Fluoroscopic Images
Segmentation of surgical devices in fluoroscopic images and in particular of guide-wires is a valuable element during surgery. In cardiac angioplasty, the problem is particularly ...
Nicolas Honnorat, Régis Vaillant, Nikos Par...
MICCAI
2010
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
Model-Free, Regularized, Fast, and Robust Analytical Orientation Distribution Function Estimation
High Angular Resolution Imaging (HARDI) can better explore the complex micro-structure of white matter compared to Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI). Orientation Distribution Functio...
Jian Cheng, Aurobrata Ghosh, Rachid Deriche, Tianz...
MICCAI
2010
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
Multiple Cortical Surface Correspondence Using Pairwise Shape Similarity
Accurately corresponding a population of human cortical surfaces provides important shape information for the diagnosis of many brain diseases. This problem is very challenging due...
Pahal Dalal, Feng Shi, Dinggang Shen, Song Wang
MICCAI
2010
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
Probabilistic Anatomical Connectivity Using Completion Fields
Abstract. Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging has led to active research in the analysis of anatomical connectivity in the brain. Many approaches have been proposed to model the ...
Parya MomayyezSiahkal, Kaleem Siddiqi
MICCAI
2010
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
Fast Ultrasound Image Simulation Using the Westervelt Equation
Abstract. The simulation of ultrasound wave propagation is of high interest in fields as ultrasound system development and therapeutic ultrasound. From a computational point of vi...
Athanasios Karamalis, Wolfgang Wein, Nassir Navab
MICCAI
2010
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
Joint Registration and Segmentation of Dynamic Cardiac Perfusion Images Using MRFs
In this paper we propose a Markov random field (MRF) based method for joint registration and segmentation of cardiac perfusion images, specifically the left ventricle (LV). MRFs ...
Dwarikanath Mahapatra, Ying Sun
MICCAI
2010
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
Model-Based Esophagus Segmentation from CT Scans Using a Spatial Probability Map
Automatic segmentation of the esophagus from CT data is a challenging problem. Its wall consists of muscle tissue, which has low contrast in CT. Sometimes it is filled with air or...
Johannes Feulner, Shaohua Kevin Zhou, Martin Huber...
MICCAI
2010
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
Actin Filament Segmentation Using Spatiotemporal Active-Surface and Active-Contour Models
Abstract. We introduce a novel algorithm for actin filament segmentation in a 2D TIRFM image sequence. We treat the 2D time-lapse sequence as a 3D image volume and propose an over...
Hongsheng Li, Tian Shen, Dimitrios Vavylonis, Xiao...