Blood vessel segmentation algorithms—review of methods, datasets and evaluation metrics

S Moccia, E De Momi, S El Hadji, LS Mattos - Computer methods and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Blood vessel segmentation is a topic of high interest in medical image analysis
since the analysis of vessels is crucial for diagnosis, treatment planning and execution, and …

A review of 3D vessel lumen segmentation techniques: Models, features and extraction schemes

D Lesage, ED Angelini, I Bloch, G Funka-Lea - Medical image analysis, 2009 - Elsevier
Vascular diseases are among the most important public health problems in developed
countries. Given the size and complexity of modern angiographic acquisitions, segmentation …

Standardized evaluation methodology and reference database for evaluating coronary artery centerline extraction algorithms

M Schaap, CT Metz, T van Walsum… - Medical image …, 2009 - Elsevier
Efficiently obtaining a reliable coronary artery centerline from computed tomography
angiography data is relevant in clinical practice. Whereas numerous methods have been …

Standardized evaluation framework for evaluating coronary artery stenosis detection, stenosis quantification and lumen segmentation algorithms in computed …

HA Kirişli, M Schaap, CT Metz, AS Dharampal… - Medical image …, 2013 - Elsevier
Though conventional coronary angiography (CCA) has been the standard of reference for
diagnosing coronary artery disease in the past decades, computed tomography …

Oracle database in-memory: A dual format in-memory database

T Lahiri, S Chavan, M Colgan, D Das… - 2015 IEEE 31st …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The Oracle Database In-Memory Option allows Oracle to function as the industry-first dual-
format in-memory database. Row formats are ideal for OLTP workloads which typically use …

Precise segmentation of 3-D magnetic resonance angiography

A El-Baz, A Elnakib, F Khalifa… - IEEE Transactions …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Accurate automatic extraction of a 3-D cerebrovascular system from images obtained by
time-of-flight (TOF) or phase contrast (PC) magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) is a …

Accurate vessel segmentation with constrained B-snake

Y Cheng, X Hu, J Wang, Y Wang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We describean active contour framework with accurate shape and size constraints on the
vessel cross-sectional planes to produce the vessel segmentation. It starts with a multiscale …

A review of point feature based medical image registration

SY Guan, TM Wang, C Meng, JC Wang - Chinese Journal of Mechanical …, 2018 - Springer
Point features, as the basis of lines, surfaces, and bodies, are commonly used in medical
image registration. To obtain an elegant spatial transformation of extracted feature points …

Method and system for automatic detection and classification of coronary stenoses in cardiac CT volumes

S Mittal, Y Zheng, B Georgescu… - US Patent …, 2013 - Google Patents
(54) METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATIC 600/485, 500, 505, 324, 454, 468, 481;
DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF 623/121, 1.27, 1.36, 903, 916,921, 1.14 …

Automatic segmentation, detection and quantification of coronary artery stenoses on CTA

R Shahzad, H Kirişli, C Metz, H Tang, M Schaap… - The international journal …, 2013 - Springer
Accurate detection and quantification of coronary artery stenoses is an essential
requirement for treatment planning of patients with suspected coronary artery disease. We …