Title :
Contour generation using geometrically deformable models
Author :
Kempe, J.A. ; Ladak, H.M. ; Munro, P.
Author_Institution :
London Regional Cancer Center, UK
Abstract :
The authors have adapted an existing algorithm that can reproducibly contour structures in radiographic images. In their preliminary tests, variation in the contour definition was typically less than 1 millimeter between different operators, and less than 0.5 millimeters between multiple trials by the same operator. These results have encouraged the authors to continue development of this method as a clinical tool
Keywords :
diagnostic radiography; medical image processing; modelling; clinical tool; contour definition variation; contour generation; geometrically deformable models; medical diagnostic imaging; radiographic images; Anatomy; Biomedical applications of radiation; Cancer; Deformable models; Equations; Image registration; Oncology; Portals; Springs; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2000. Proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6465-1
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2000.900551