Object detection and measurements in medical images via geodesic deformable contours

Guillermo Sapiro; Ron Kimmel; Vicent Caselles

doi:10.1117/12.216429

11 August 1995 Object detection and measurements in medical images via geodesic deformable contours

Guillermo Sapiro, Ron Kimmel, Vicent Caselles

Proceedings Volume 2573, Vision Geometry IV; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.216429
Event: SPIE's 1995 International Symposium on Optical Science, Engineering, and Instrumentation, 1995, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

A novel scheme for performing detection and measurements in medical images is presented. The technique is based on active contours evolving in time according to intrinsic geometric measures of the image. The evolving contours naturally split and merge, allowing the simultaneous detection of several objects and both interior and exterior boundaries. The proposed approach is based on the relation between active contours and the computation of geodesics or minimal distance curves. The minimal distance curve lays in a Riemannian space whose metric is defined by the image content. Measurements are performed after the object is detected. Due to the high accuracy achieved by the proposed geodesic approach, it is natural to use it to compute area or length of the detected object, which are of extreme value for diagnosis. Open curves with fix boundaries are computed as well. This addition to the deformable model adds flexibility, allowing the user to choose guiding points in the image or to select regions for measurements. Experimental results of applying the scheme to real medical images demonstrate its potential. The results may be extended to 3D object segmentation as well.

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Guillermo Sapiro, Ron Kimmel, and Vicent Caselles "Object detection and measurements in medical images via geodesic deformable contours", Proc. SPIE 2573, Vision Geometry IV, (11 August 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.216429

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