A unified level set framework utilizing parameter priors for medical image segmentation

LF Wang, Z Yu, C Pan - Science China Information Sciences, 2013 - Springer
Image segmentation plays an important role in many medical imaging systems, yet in
complex circumstances it remains an open problem. One of the main difficulties is the …

Medical image segmentation based on novel local order energy

LF Wang, Z Yu, CH Pan - Computer Vision–ACCV 2010: 10th Asian …, 2011 - Springer
Image segmentation plays an important role in many medical imaging systems, yet in
complex circumstances it is still a challenging problem. Among many difficulties, problem …

Weighted level set evolution based on local edge features for medical image segmentation

A Khadidos, V Sanchez, CT Li - IEEE Transactions on Image …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Level set methods have been widely used to implement active contours for image
segmentation applications due to their good boundary detection accuracy. In the context of …

A region-based level set formulation using machine learning approach in medical image segmentation

S Biswas, R Hazra, S Prasad - TENCON 2019-2019 IEEE …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A new region-based active contour model in level set formulation is proposed to segment
medical images with poorly defined boundaries. From literature, it is observed that the …

Adaptive regularization level set evolution for medical image segmentation and bias field correction

X Xin, L Wang, C Pan, S Liu - 2015 IEEE International …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we propose a level-set based segmentation method for medical images with
intensity inhomogeneity. Maximum a Posteriori estimation is adopted to combine image …

AS2LS: Adaptive Anatomical Structure-Based Two-Layer Level Set Framework for Medical Image Segmentation

T Han, H Cao, Y Yang - IEEE Transactions on Image …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Medical images often exhibit intricate structures, inhomogeneous intensity, significant noise
and blurred edges, presenting challenges for medical image segmentation. Several …

A level set method with shape priors by using locality preserving projections

B Wang, X Gao, J Li, X Li, D Tao - Neurocomputing, 2015 - Elsevier
A novel level set method (LSM) with the constraint of shape priors is proposed to implement
a selective image segmentation. Firstly, the shape priors are aligned by using image …

ALVLS: Adaptive local variances-Based levelset framework for medical images segmentation

X Shu, Y Yang, J Liu, X Chang, B Wu - Pattern Recognition, 2023 - Elsevier
Medical image segmentation is a very challenging task, not only because the intensity of the
medical image itself is not uniform, but also it may be accompanied by the impact of noise …

A new level set method for inhomogeneous image segmentation

F Dong, Z Chen, J Wang - Image and Vision Computing, 2013 - Elsevier
Intensity inhomogeneity often appears in medical images, such as X-ray tomography and
magnetic resonance (MR) images, due to technical limitations or artifacts introduced by the …

A robust medical image segmentation method using KL distance and local neighborhood information

Q Zheng, Z Lu, W Yang, M Zhang, Q Feng… - Computers in Biology …, 2013 - Elsevier
In this paper, we propose an improved Chan–Vese (CV) model that uses Kullback–Leibler
(KL) distances and local neighborhood information (LNI). Due to the effects of heterogeneity …