| Title | Genetic model-based segmentation of chest X-ray images using free form deformations |
| Publication Type | Book |
| Year of Publication | 2005 |
| Authors | Vinhais, C, Campilho, A |
| Series Title | Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)Lect. Notes Comput. Sci. |
| Volume | 3656 LNCS |
| Number of Pages | 958 - 965 |
| City | Toronto |
| ISBN Number | 03029743 (ISSN); 3540290699 (ISBN); 9783540290698 (ISBN) |
| Keywords | Computer aided analysis, Diaphragms, Feature extraction, Free Form Deformation, Gabor Filters, Genetic Algorithms, Image segmentation, Model-based Image Segmentation, Optimization, Pattern matching, X ray analysis |
| Abstract | A method is proposed to segment digital posterior-anterior chest X-ray images. The segmentation is achieved through the registration of a deformable prior model, describing the anatomical structures of interest, to the X-ray image. The deformation of the model is performed using a deformation grid. A coarse matching of the model is done using anatomical landmarks automatically extracted from the image, and maps of oriented edges are used to guide the deformation process, optimized with a probabilistic genetic algorithm. The method is applied to extract the ribcage and delineate the mediastinum and diaphragms. The segmentation is needed for defining the lungs region, used in computer-aided diagnosis systems. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005. |
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