Ultrasound image segmentation: a survey

J.A. Noble, D. Boukerroui
2006 IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging  
This paper reviews ultrasound segmentation methods, in a broad sense, focusing on techniques developed for medical -mode ultrasound images. First, we present a review of articles by clinical application to highlight the approaches that have been investigated and degree of validation that has been done in different clinical domains. Then, we present a classification of methodology in terms of use of prior information. We conclude by selecting ten papers which have presented original ideas that
more » ... ve demonstrated particular clinical usefulness or potential specific to the ultrasound segmentation problem.
doi:10.1109/tmi.2006.877092 pmid:16894993 fatcat:wtt6igy2ozhjtbnsizi6qtosn4