Paper Info
Title
The use of a projection method to simplify portal and hepatic vein segmentation in liver anatomy.
Abstract
In living donor liver transplantation, the volume of the potential graft must be measured to ensure sufficient liver function after surgery. Couinaud divided the liver into 8 functionally independent segments. However, this method is not simple to perform in 3D space directly. Thus, we propose a rapid method to segment the liver based on the hepatic vessel tree. The most important step of this method is vascular projection. By carefully selecting a projection plane, a 3D point can be fixed in the projection plane. This greatly helps in rapid classification. This method was validated by applying it to a 3D liver depicted on CT images, and the result was in good agreement with Couinaud's classification.
Year
DOI
Venue
2008
10.1016/j.cmpb.2008.05.008
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine
Keywords
Field
DocType
projection plane,liver anatomy,hepatic vessel tree,ct image,vascular projection,hepatic vein segmentation,functionally independent segment,rapid method,good agreement,sufficient liver function,rapid classification,donor liver transplantation,projection method,projective plane,volumetric analysis
Computer vision,Anatomy,Segmentation,Computer science,Vein,Projection method,Artificial intelligence,Functionally independent,Projection plane,Transplantation,Liver transplantation
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
92
3
0169-2607
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
5
0.51
2
Authors
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Shaohui Huang172.25
Boliang Wang2264.61
Ming Cheng35413.93
Xiao-Yang Huang471.58
ying ai ju5565.05