Four-chamber heart modeling and automatic segmentation for 3-D cardiac CT volumes using marginal space learning and steerable features

Y Zheng, A Barbu, B Georgescu… - IEEE transactions on …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We propose an automatic four-chamber heart segmentation system for the quantitative
functional analysis of the heart from cardiac computed tomography (CT) volumes. Two topics …

Automatic model-based segmentation of the heart in CT images

O Ecabert, J Peters, H Schramm… - IEEE transactions on …, 2008 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Automatic image processing methods are a pre-requisite to efficiently analyze the large
amount of image data produced by computed tomography (CT) scanners during cardiac …

Patient-specific modeling and quantification of the aortic and mitral valves from 4-D cardiac CT and TEE

RI Ionasec, I Voigt, B Georgescu… - IEEE transactions on …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
As decisions in cardiology increasingly rely on noninvasive methods, fast and precise image
processing tools have become a crucial component of the analysis workflow. To the best of …

Fast automatic heart chamber segmentation from 3D CT data using marginal space learning and steerable features

Y Zheng, A Barbu, B Georgescu… - 2007 IEEE 11th …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Multi-chamber heart segmentation is a prerequisite for global quantification of the cardiac
function. The complexity of cardiac anatomy, poor contrast, noise or motion artifacts makes …

Segmentation of the heart and great vessels in CT images using a model-based adaptation framework

O Ecabert, J Peters, MJ Walker, T Ivanc, C Lorenz… - Medical image …, 2011 - Elsevier
Recently, model-based methods for the automatic segmentation of the heart chambers have
been proposed. An important application of these methods is the characterization of the …

3D printing of cardiac structures from medical images: an overview of methods and interactive tools

F Uccheddu, M Carfagni, L Governi, R Furferi… - International Journal on …, 2018 - Springer
The percutaneous interventions in the treatment of structural heart diseases represent
nowadays a viable option for patients at high risk for surgery. However, unlike during the …

Optimizing boundary detection via simulated search with applications to multi-modal heart segmentation

J Peters, O Ecabert, C Meyer, R Kneser, J Weese - Medical image analysis, 2010 - Elsevier
Segmentation of medical images can be achieved with the help of model-based algorithms.
Reliable boundary detection is a crucial component to obtain robust and accurate …

Machine learning–based 3‐D geometry reconstruction and modeling of aortic valve deformation using 3‐D computed tomography images

L Liang, F Kong, C Martin, T Pham… - … journal for numerical …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
To conduct a patient‐specific computational modeling of the aortic valve, 3‐D aortic valve
anatomic geometries of an individual patient need to be reconstructed from clinical 3‐D …

Heart chambers and whole heart segmentation techniques

D Kang, J Woo, PJ Slomka, D Dey… - Journal of …, 2012 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Computer-aided segmentation of cardiac images obtained by various modalities plays an
important role and is a prerequisite for a wide range of cardiac applications by facilitating the …

Prediction based collaborative trackers (PCT): a robust and accurate approach toward 3D medical object tracking

L Yang, B Georgescu, Y Zheng, Y Wang… - IEEE transactions on …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Robust and fast 3D tracking of deformable objects, such as heart, is a challenging task
because of the relatively low image contrast and speed requirement. Many existing 2D …