DocumentCode
336535
Title
Introduction of “fluffy” Hough transforms for the localization of the aorta in endosonographic image sequence processing
Author
Burdsall, B. ; Pipelier, F. ; Solaiman, B. ; Roux, C. ; Robaszkiewicz, M.
Author_Institution
Dept. Image et Traitement de l´´Inf., ENST de Bretagne, Brest, France
Volume
2
fYear
1997
fDate
30 Oct-2 Nov 1997
Firstpage
609
Abstract
This paper presents a novel, fuzzy-like modification to Hough transforms for circle detection. The technique is applied to ultrasound images of the peri-esophageal region for the localization of the aorta. The results demonstrate promise
Keywords
Hough transforms; biomedical ultrasonics; blood vessels; image sequences; medical image processing; aorta localization; circle detection; endosonographic image sequence processing; fluffy Hough transforms; medical diagnostic imaging; peri-esophageal region; Anatomical structure; Biomedical imaging; Esophagus; Image segmentation; Image sequences; Medical diagnostic imaging; Neoplasms; Solid modeling; Speckle; Ultrasonic imaging;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1997. Proceedings of the 19th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location
Chicago, IL
ISSN
1094-687X
Print_ISBN
0-7803-4262-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IEMBS.1997.757684
Filename
757684
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