Space-time segmentation using level set active contours applied to myocardial gated SPECT.

Space-time segmentation using level set active contours applied to myocardial gated SPECT.

This paper presents a new variational method for the segmentation of a moving object against a still background, over a sequence of [two-dimensional or three-dimensional (3-D)] image frames. The method is illustrated in application to myocardial gated single photon emission computed tomography (SPEC...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:IEEE Transactions on medical imaging 20, 7 (2001).
Main Author: Debreuve, E.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
3-D myocardial gated SPECT sequences.
Euler-Lagrange equations.
Ejection fractions.
Epicardial limits.
Evolution velocity.
Geometrical constraint.
Information integration.
Isolevel.
Level set active contours.
Medical diagnostic imaging.
Myocardial gated SPECT.
Nuclear medicine.
Space-time segmentation.
Topological changes handling.