Combined model-based segmentation and elastic registration for accurate quantification of the aortic arch

Med Image Comput Comput Assist Interv. 2010;13(Pt 1):444-51. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-15705-9_54.

Abstract

Accurate quantification of the morphology of vessels is important for diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases. We introduce a new approach for the quantification of the aortic arch morphology that combines 3D model-based segmentation with elastic image registration. The performance of the approach has been evaluated using 3D synthetic images and clinically relevant 3D CTA images including pathologies. We also performed a comparison with a previous approach.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms
  • Aorta, Thoracic / diagnostic imaging*
  • Aorta, Thoracic / physiopathology*
  • Elastic Modulus
  • Humans
  • Models, Cardiovascular*
  • Pattern Recognition, Automated / methods*
  • Radiographic Image Enhancement / methods
  • Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Subtraction Technique*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*