Title :
Knowledge-based endosonographic images processing
Author :
Pipelier, F. ; Solaiman, Basel ; Roux, C. ; Robaszkiewicz, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. Image et Traitement de l´´Inf., Telecom Bretagne, Brest, France
Abstract :
Endosonographic imaging is an emerging technology principally used by medical experts in visualising different layers of the esophageal wall as well as in studying esophageal carcinoma. In this paper, a new approach based on the prior knowledge modelling used in order to determine the inner and outer esophageal walls is developed. Prior knowledge mainly concerns the esophagus anatomy as well as the acquisition system description
Keywords :
biomedical ultrasonics; knowledge based systems; medical image processing; acquisition system description; emerging technology; esophageal carcinoma; esophageal wall layers visualization; esophagus anatomy; inner esophageal walls; knowledge-based endosonographic images processing; medical diagnostic imaging; medical experts; outer esophageal walls; prior knowledge modelling; Anatomy; Biomedical imaging; Endoscopes; Esophagus; High-resolution imaging; Image processing; Lymph nodes; Telecommunications; Ultrasonic imaging; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995., IEEE 17th Annual Conference
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2475-7
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1995.575274
