Title :
An application of image matching/fusion in medicine
Author :
Vajdic, Steven M. ; Graham, Jeremy ; Voigt, Shaun
Author_Institution :
Integra Australia Pty Ltd., The Levels, SA, Australia
Abstract :
A 3D multimodal image matching/fusion algorithm is implemented as an automatic test bed approach for getting better image clarity and higher application speed. It is implemented onto 3D medical image data sets and based on segmentation/classification of anatomical regions of human organs. The reference and target 3D sets are segmented simultaneously into clusters with similar voxel intensities. The transformation for image matching is found using rule based analysis and similarities of segmented classes, then the sets are fused using interpolation of weighted voxel attributes
Keywords :
image classification; image matching; image segmentation; interpolation; medical image processing; sensor fusion; 3D medical image data sets; 3D multimodal image fusion algorithm; anatomical regions; automatic test bed approach; classification; clusters; human organs; image clarity; image matching; interpolation; segmentation; voxel intensity; weighted voxel attributes; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical imaging; Clustering algorithms; Computed tomography; Humans; Image matching; Image segmentation; Magnetic resonance imaging; Positron emission tomography; Technological innovation;
Conference_Titel :
Data Fusion Symposium, 1996. ADFS '96., First Australian
Conference_Location :
Adelaide, SA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3601-1
DOI :
10.1109/ADFS.1996.581079
