Multi-scale tubular structure detection in ultrasound imaging

C Hennersperger, M Baust, P Waelkens… - … on Medical Imaging, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose a novel, physics-based method for detecting multi-scale tubular features in
ultrasound images. The detector is based on a Hessian-matrix eigenvalue method, but …

Frangi goes us: multiscale tubular structure detection adapted to 3d ultrasound

P Waelkens, SA Ahmadi, N Navab - … Conference, Nice, France, October 1-5 …, 2012 - Springer
We propose a Hessian matrix based multiscale tubular structure detection (TSD) algorithm
adapted to 3D B-mode vascular US images. The algorithm is designed to highlight blood …

Detecting tubular structures via direct vector field singularity characterization

AD Cabuk, E Alpay, B Acar - 2010 Annual International …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The initial step of vessel segmentation in 3D is the detection of vessel centerlines. The
proposed methods in literature are either dependent on vessel radius and/or have low …

A novel approach for detection of tubular objects and its application to medical image analysis

C Bauer, H Bischof - Joint pattern recognition symposium, 2008 - Springer
We present a novel approach for detection of tubular objects in medical images.
Conventional tube detection/lineness filters make use of local derivatives at multiple scales …

Robust vessel detection and segmentation in ultrasound images by a data-driven approach

P Guo, Q Wang, X Wang, Z Hao, K Xu… - Medical Imaging …, 2014 - spiedigitallibrary.org
This paper presents a learning based vessel detection and segmentation method in real-
patient ultrasound (US) liver images. We aim at detecting multiple shaped vessels robustly …

Model-based detection of tubular structures in 3D images

K Krissian, G Malandain, N Ayache, R Vaillant… - Computer vision and …, 2000 - Elsevier
Detection of tubular structures in 3D images is an important issue for vascular medical
imaging. We present in this paper a new approach for centerline detection and …

Lumen border detection of intravascular ultrasound via denoising of directional wavelet representations

A Katouzian, E Angelini, A Lorsakul, B Sturm… - Functional Imaging and …, 2009 - Springer
In this paper, intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) grayscale images, acquired with a single-
element mechanically rotating transducer, are processed with wavelet denoising and region …

Semi-automated segmentation of the tumor vasculature in contrast-enhanced ultrasound data

B Theek, T Opacic, T Lammers, F Kiessling - Ultrasound in medicine & …, 2018 - Elsevier
The vascular architecture in tumors contains relevant information for tumor classification and
evaluation of therapy responses. To develop a reliable and user-independent analysis tool …

Automated catheter detection in volumetric ultrasound

K Cao, D Mills, KA Patwardhan - 2013 IEEE 10th International …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Ultrasound guided catheter insertion is a common procedure in current clinical practice, but
it requires a skilled ultrasound practitioner to correctly acquire the images so that the …

[PDF][PDF] Reconstruction and analysis of intravascular ultrasound sequences

F Ciompi, C Gatta, O Pujol, O Rodríguez-Leor… - New Advances in …, 2011 - Citeseer
Atherosclerotic plaque has been identified as one of the most important causes of sudden
cardiac failure in patients with no history of heart disease. IntraVascular UltraSound (IVUS) …