A deformable vessel model with single point initialization for segmentation, quantification, and visualization of blood vessels in 3D MRA

M Hernández-Hoyos, A Anwander, M Orkisz… - … Image Computing and …, 2000 - Springer
We deal with image segmentation applied to three-dimensional (3D) analysis of of vascular
morphology in magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) images. The main goal of our work …

Quantitation of vessel morphology from 3D MRA

AF Frangi, WJ Niessen, RM Hoogeveen… - … Image Computing and …, 1999 - Springer
Three dimensional magnetic resonance angiographic images (3D MRA) are routinely
inspected using maximum intensity projections (MIP). However, accuracy of stenosis …

A new adaptive probabilistic model of blood vessels for segmenting MRA images

A El-Baz, AA Farag, G Gimel'farb, MA El-Ghar… - … Image Computing and …, 2006 - Springer
A new physically justified adaptive probabilistic model of blood vessels on magnetic
resonance angiography (MRA) images is proposed. The model accounts for both laminar …

Co-dimension 2 geodesic active contours for MRA segmentation

LM Lorigo, O Faugeras, WEL Grimson… - … Processing in Medical …, 1999 - Springer
Automatic and semi-automatic magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) segmentation
techniques can potentially save radiologists large amounts of time required for manual …

Vessel segmentation for visualization of MRA with blood pool contrast agent

S Young, V Pekar, J Weese - … on Medical Image Computing and Computer …, 2001 - Springer
We present a method for the segmentation of vessel structures in 3D magnetic resonance
angiography (MRA) images with bloodpool contrast agent, allowing artery-vein separation …

On the segmentation of vascular geometries from medical images

AG Radaelli, J Peiro - International Journal for Numerical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
A comprehensive analysis of vascular morphology and the application of generic models of
vascular biomechanics to specific patients require the ability of extracting a geometrical …

Vessel segmentation using a shape driven flow

D Nain, A Yezzi, G Turk - … 2004: 7th International Conference, Saint-Malo …, 2004 - Springer
We present a segmentation method for vessels using an implicit deformable model with a
soft shape prior. Blood vessels are challenging structures to segment due to their branching …

MRA image segmentation with capillary active contour

P Yan, AA Kassim - Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted …, 2005 - Springer
Precise segmentation of three-dimensional (3D) magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)
image can be a very useful computer aided diagnosis (CAD) tool in clinical routines. Our …

Measurement of stenosis from magnetic resonance angiography using vessel skeletons

PJ Yim, R Mullick, RM Summers… - … and Function from …, 2000 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Measurement of stenosis due to atherosclerosis is essential for interventional planning.
Currently, measurement of stenosis from magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) is made …

Skeletonization applied to magnetic resonance angiography images

I Nystroem - Medical Imaging 1998: Image Processing, 1998 - spiedigitallibrary.org
When interpreting and analyzing magnetic resonance angiography images, the 3D overall
tree structure and the thickness of the blood vessels are of interest. This shape information …