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Minimum Cost Path Algorithm for Coronary Artery Central Axis Tracking in CT Images
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2003
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
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In this paper we evaluate a method for semiautomated extraction of the central axis of coronary arteries in these images. ...
Finally, a connected path between the given points is automatically determined with a minimum cost path algorithm, where the cost corresponds to the reciprocal of the enhanced image. ...
Prokop) for helping us with image interpretation and for providing the 16-detector dataset used in the study. ...
doi:10.1007/978-3-540-39903-2_84
fatcat:efjk6hb2nbbwxmsnharsdqvdne
Segmentation of coronary arteries from CT angiography images
2007
Medical Imaging 2007: Computer-Aided Diagnosis
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We present an automated method for delineation of coronary arteries from Cardiac CT Angiography (CTA) images. ...
Five cardiac 3D CT angiography studies were used for algorithm validation. For each study, the four longest visually discernible branches of the major coronary arteries were evaluated. ...
Methods similar to one reported by Olabarriaga et al 9 and based on minimum-cost path and vessel-enhancement filters are gaining popularity. ...
doi:10.1117/12.707810
dblp:conf/micad/FotinRCHY07
fatcat:i5faqjkiqfd7jfqsdprjqsid74
Coronary Vein Extraction in MSCT Volumes Using Minimum Cost Path and Geometrical Moments
2013
IEEE journal of biomedical and health informatics
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It makes use of a minimum cost path technique with a Fast-Marching front propagation to extract the vessel centerline. ...
This work deals with the extraction of patientspecific coronary venous anatomy in pre-operative Multi-Slice Computed Tomography (MSCT) volumes. ...
[25] evaluated the previous parameters effect on coronary arteries axis enhancement from CT. ...
doi:10.1109/jbhi.2013.2245420
pmid:24235110
fatcat:ne5grqfhavbl3c4gb3s65ctdxm
Orthogonal planar search (OPS) for coronary artery centerline extraction
2015
Signal, Image and Video Processing
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SIViP Abstract In this paper, we investigate orthogonal planar search (OPS) for coronary artery centerline extraction to assist in coronary artery diseases diagnosis. ...
This e-offprint is for personal use only and shall not be self-archived in electronic repositories. ...
Majority of the 13 methods proposed minimum cost path as their extraction algorithm [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] . ...
doi:10.1007/s11760-014-0746-0
fatcat:dj6inodmwvb7bmn6yafnbf3v3i
Coronary centerline extraction from CT coronary angiography images using a minimum cost path approach
2009
Medical Physics (Lancaster)
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Purpose: The application and large-scale evaluation of minimum cost path approaches for coronary centerline extraction from computed tomography coronary angiography ͑CTCA͒ data and the development and ...
Methods: A semiautomatic method based on a minimum cost path approach is evaluated for two different cost functions. ...
Minimum cost path approach Coronary artery centerlines are extracted using a minimum cost path approach. ...
doi:10.1118/1.3254077
pmid:20095269
fatcat:fn76myayufbgfjcakj2qyqgcli
Virtual Contrast for Coronary Vessels Based on Level Set Generated Subvoxel Accurate Centerlines
2006
International Journal of Biomedical Imaging
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We present a tool for tracking coronary vessels in MRI scans of the human heart to aid in the screening of heart diseases. ...
The vessel identification results from a series of computational steps including eigenvalue analysis of the Hessian of the MRI image followed by a level set-based extraction of the vessel centerline. ...
This centerline is not based on local greedy decisions, but is the minimum cost path with respect to the given vesselness speed image. Next, the speed image is intensified along this partial vessel. ...
doi:10.1155/ijbi/2006/94025
pmid:23165062
pmcid:PMC2324051
fatcat:7bd3p6koxracpiyfg4txffwmda
Computerized detection of noncalcified plaques in coronary CT angiography: Evaluation of topological soft gradient prescreening method and luminal analysis
2014
Medical Physics (Lancaster)
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Interpretation of coronary CT angiography (cCTA) to search for NCP is a challenging task for radiologists due to the low CT number of NCP, the large number of coronary arteries, and multiple phase CT acquisition ...
Purpose: The buildup of noncalcified plaques (NCPs) that are vulnerable to rupture in coronary arteries is a risk for myocardial infarction. ...
The MSCAR-RBG algorithm tracked and segmented 166 coronary arterial trees from the 83 cCTA volumes (LCA and RCA trees in each case). ...
doi:10.1118/1.4885958
pmid:25086532
pmcid:PMC4105962
fatcat:bpoyrfbl7vg4dcazsvbz3yh3jq
A robust and efficient curve skeletonization algorithm for tree-like objects using minimum cost paths
2016
Pattern Recognition Letters
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This paper presents a new robust and efficient curve skeletonization algorithm for threedimensional (3-D) elongated fuzzy objects using a minimum cost path approach, which avoids spurious branches without ...
Performance of the method in terms of false and missing skeletal branches, as defined by human experts, has been examined using in vivo CT imaging of human intrathoracic airways. ...
Palágyi for kindly providing the source code of their thinning algorithm used in our comparative study. Also, the authors would like to thank Ms. ...
doi:10.1016/j.patrec.2015.04.002
pmid:27175043
pmcid:PMC4860741
fatcat:d2h6fxwuybh6hnogdi3wqwlmcq
Vessels as 4-D Curves: Global Minimal 4-D Paths to Extract 3-D Tubular Surfaces and Centerlines
2007
IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging
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We demonstrate and validate the utility of this approach on magnetic resonance (MR) angiography and computed tomography (CT) images of coronary arteries. ...
Our representation also yields a natural notion of a tube's "central curve." ...
Suo at Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, for providing some original images and manual segmentations. They would also like to thank G. ...
doi:10.1109/tmi.2007.903696
pmid:17896594
fatcat:ccorwqxhrbfk3fyysjmiv6bx34
Principal Curves for Lumen Center Extraction and Flow Channel Width Estimation in 3-D Arterial Networks: Theory, Algorithm, and Validation
2012
IEEE Transactions on Image Processing
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In this paper, theoretical extension to grayscale angiography is discussed, and an algorithm to find an arterial network as principal curves is also described. ...
., structures that abound in an arterial network, e.g., a cerebrovascular circulation. ...
with geodesic and minimum cost paths for reducing the amount of user interaction. ...
doi:10.1109/tip.2011.2179054
pmid:22167625
fatcat:xvouhs72afbdrmenlkqqot3rbu
Extraction Method of Coronary Artery Blood Vessel Centerline in CT Coronary Angiography
2019
IEEE Access
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INDEX TERMS Extraction method, coronary artery blood, vessel Centerline, CT coronary angiography. ...
The experimental results show that the method can accurately extract the blood vessel center line, direction vector and other information in the coronary angiography image without manual intervention, ...
As shown in Figure 3 , the same size sphere was projected on the central axis and edge of the X-ray beam, respectively, resulting in projected images S1 and S2. ...
doi:10.1109/access.2019.2955710
fatcat:qltcwl3omvaxri53w4ozu7m7fu
Segmentation of Soft atherosclerotic plaques using active contour models
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2016
arXiv
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Medial axis for extracted coronary tree is generated using fast marching method for obtaining curve planar reformation for validation of contrast agent behaviour. ...
In first step automatic seed point has been established based on the fact that coronary artery behaves as tubular structure through axial slices. ...
Boskamp et al [45] reported the use of region growing algorithm for vessel segmentation in CT and MR images. ...
arXiv:1608.00116v1
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A review of vessel extraction techniques and algorithms
2004
ACM Computing Surveys
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While we have mainly targeted the extraction of blood vessels, neurosvascular structure in particular, we have also reviewed some of the segmentation methods for the tubular objects that show similar characteristics ...
We have divided vessel segmentation algorithms and techniques into six main categories: (1) pattern recognition techniques, (2) model-based approaches, (3) tracking-based approaches, (4) artificial intelligence-based ...
Then dynamic programming is used to find the minimum cost path among the candidates by selecting a pair for each cross-section. ...
doi:10.1145/1031120.1031121
fatcat:7zms3avnjrfd7plwcitqx3cdiq
The ARMM System - Autonomous Steering of Magnetically-Actuated Catheters: Towards Endovascular Applications
2020
IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters
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A catheter is positioned using magnetic actuation and proportional-integral (PI) control in conjunction with real-time ultrasound images. ...
Our results indicate an average error between the tracked catheter tip and target positions of 2.09 ± 0.49 mm. The median procedure time to reach targets is 32.6 s. ...
This is followed by the control algorithms for magnetic actuation, as well as an outline of the path-and trajectory planning of the catheter tip and manipulators in Section III. ...
doi:10.1109/lra.2020.2965077
fatcat:5h26zckpxbczpovgqm3xstlaga
Probabilistic Modeling of Blood Vessels for Segmenting Magnetic Resonance Angiography Images
2017
Medical Research Archives
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average-cost path model to segment the 3D coronary arteries from CT images. ...
Recently, Shang et al. [31] developed an active contour framework to segment coronary artery and lung vessel trees from CT images. ...
doi:10.18103/mra.v5i3.1031
fatcat:osdj2jhjsbcq3gc45kccvwtnoa
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