Medical image segmentation: a brief survey

A Elnakib, G Gimel'farb, JS Suri, A El-Baz - Multi Modality State-of-the-Art …, 2011 - Springer
Abstract Accurate segmentation of 2-D, 3-D, and 4-D medical images to isolate anatomical
objects of interest for analysis is essential in almost any computer-aided diagnosis system or …

Incorporating prior knowledge in medical image segmentation: a survey

MS Nosrati, G Hamarneh - arXiv preprint arXiv:1607.01092, 2016 - arxiv.org
Medical image segmentation, the task of partitioning an image into meaningful parts, is an
important step toward automating medical image analysis and is at the crux of a variety of …

Vessels as 4-D curves: Global minimal 4-D paths to extract 3-D tubular surfaces and centerlines

H Li, A Yezzi - IEEE transactions on medical imaging, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, we propose an innovative approach to the segmentation of tubular structures.
This approach combines all of the benefits of minimal path techniques such as global …

Multiple hypothesis template tracking of small 3D vessel structures

O Friman, M Hindennach, C Kühnel, HO Peitgen - Medical image analysis, 2010 - Elsevier
A multiple hypothesis tracking approach to the segmentation of small 3D vessel structures is
presented. By simultaneously tracking multiple hypothetical vessel trajectories, low contrast …

Automatic urban building boundary extraction from high resolution aerial images using an innovative model of active contours

S Ahmadi, MJV Zoej, H Ebadi, HA Moghaddam… - International Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
To present a new method for building boundary detection and extraction based on the active
contour model, is the main objective of this research. Classical models of this type are …

Development of a quantitative intracranial vascular features extraction tool on 3 D MRA using semiautomated open‐curve active contour vessel tracing

L Chen, M Mossa‐Basha, N Balu… - Magnetic resonance …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Purpose To develop a quantitative intracranial artery measurement technique to extract
comprehensive artery features from time‐of‐flight MR angiography (MRA). Methods By …

VascuSynth: Simulating vascular trees for generating volumetric image data with ground-truth segmentation and tree analysis

G Hamarneh, P Jassi - Computerized medical imaging and graphics, 2010 - Elsevier
Automated segmentation and analysis of tree-like structures from 3D medical images are
important for many medical applications, such as those dealing with blood vasculature or …

Attention-assisted adversarial model for cerebrovascular segmentation in 3D TOF-MRA volumes

Y Chen, D Jin, B Guo, X Bai - IEEE Transactions on Medical …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Cerebrovascular segmentation in time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography (TOF-
MRA) volumes is essential for a variety of diagnostic and analytical applications. However …

Self-supervised learning for accurately modelling hierarchical evolutionary patterns of cerebrovasculature

B Guo, Y Chen, J Lin, B Huang, X Bai, C Guo… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Cerebrovascular abnormalities are critical indicators of stroke and neurodegenerative
diseases like Alzheimer's disease (AD). Understanding the normal evolution of brain vessels …

Vascular active contour for vessel tree segmentation

Y Shang, R Deklerck, E Nyssen… - IEEE Transactions …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a novel active contour model is proposed for vessel tree segmentation. First,
we introduce a region competition-based active contour model exploiting the Gaussian …