DocumentCode
545295
Title
Automated prostate volume determination
Author
Aarnink, R.G. ; Giesen, R.J.B. ; Huynen, A.L. ; Debruyne, F.M.J. ; Wijkstra, H.
Author_Institution
BioMedical Engineering, Dept. of Urology, University Hospital Nijmegen, PO box 9101, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands
Volume
5
fYear
1992
fDate
Oct. 29 1992-Nov. 1 1992
Firstpage
2146
Lastpage
2147
Abstract
This paper describes a method for automated determination of the prostate volume using ultrasonographic prostate images. This method uses cross-sections of the human prostate taken at a well-defined distance. In every image the contour of the prostate will be determined using edge detection techniques. After locating the prostate, the area of the prostate will be calculated for every Image and the volume can be determined by multiplying the summation of these areas by the distance between the cross-sections.
Keywords
Image edge detection; Laplace equations;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1992 14th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Paris, France
Print_ISBN
0-7803-0785-2
Electronic_ISBN
0-7803-0816-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.1992.5762209
Filename
5762209
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