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
fDate :
30 Oct-2 Nov 1997
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;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1997. Proceedings of the 19th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4262-3
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1997.757684
