Title :
Automated measurement of structures in CT and MR imagery: a validation study
Author :
Ashton, Edward ; Totterman, Saara ; Takahashi, Chihiro ; Tamez-Pena, Jose ; Parker, Kevin J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Radiol., Rochester Univ., NY, USA
Abstract :
A novel method for the automated 3D extraction and measurement of soft-tissue lesions in CT imagery is presented. The extraction is carried out using a hybrid algorithm that incorporates elements from both competitive region growth and deformable template techniques. This algorithm is tested against manual tracing and is shown to provide significantly improved performance using three performance metrics: speed, precision and accuracy
Keywords :
biological tissues; biomedical MRI; biomedical measurement; computerised instrumentation; computerised tomography; feature extraction; medical image processing; software performance evaluation; MRI; accuracy; automated 3D extraction; automated measurement; competitive region growth; computerized tomography; deformable template technique; hybrid algorithm; manual tracing; performance metrics; precision; soft tissue lesions; speed; validation; Abdomen; Computed tomography; Current measurement; Humans; Image analysis; Lesions; Metastasis; Neck; Radiology; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
Computer-Based Medical Systems, 2001. CBMS 2001. Proceedings. 14th IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Bethesda, MD
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-1004-3
DOI :
10.1109/CBMS.2001.941736
