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Abstract | ||
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A novel method for the segmentation of multiple objects from three-dimensional (3-D) medical images using interobject constraints is presented. Our method is motivated by the observation that neighboring structures have consistent locations and shapes that provide configurations and context that aid in segmentation. We define a maximum a posteriori (MAP) estimation framework using the constraining information provided by neighboring objects to segment several objects simultaneously. We introduce a representation for the joint density function of the neighbor objects, and define joint probability distributions over the variations of the neighboring shape and position relationships of a set of training images. In order to estimate the MAP shapes of the objects, we formulate the model in terms of level set functions, and compute the associated Euler-Lagrange equations. The contours evolve both according to the neighbor prior information and the image gray level information. This method is useful in situations where there is limited interobject information as opposed to robust global atlases. In addition, we compare our level set representation of the object shape to the point distribution model. Results and validation from experiments on synthetic data and medical imagery in two-dimensional and 3-D are demonstrated. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2004 | 10.1109/TMI.2004.830802 | IEEE Trans. Med. Imaging |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
point distribution model,level set based 3-d deformable models,neighbor prior model,maximum a posteriori estimation,maximum likelihood estimation,shape prior model,image segmentation,three-dimensional medical images,joint probability distributions,level set representation,biomedical mri,interobject constraints,joint density function,brain,neighbor-constrained segmentation,euler-lagrange equations,robust global atlases,medical image processing,level set,probability distribution,computer simulation,indexing terms,synthetic data,elasticity,three dimensional,magnetic resonance imaging,algorithms | Computer vision,Point distribution model,Joint probability distribution,Pattern recognition,Computer science,Segmentation,Level set,Image segmentation,Synthetic data,Artificial intelligence,Maximum a posteriori estimation,Interobject | Journal |
Volume | Issue | ISSN |
23 | 8 | 0278-0062 |
Citations | PageRank | References |
85 | 4.64 | 13 |
Authors | ||
3 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jing Yang | 1 | 169 | 10.70 |
| Lawrence H Staib | 2 | 1129 | 159.56 |
| James S. Duncan | 3 | 2973 | 466.48 |