A multiparametric and multiresolution segmentation algorithm of 3-D ultrasonic data

IEEE Trans Ultrason Ferroelectr Freq Control. 2001 Jan;48(1):64-77. doi: 10.1109/58.895909.

Abstract

An algorithm devoted to the segmentation of 3-D ultrasonic data is proposed. The algorithm involves 3-D adaptive clustering based on multiparametric information: the gray-scale intensity of the echographic data, 3-D texture features calculated from the envelope data, and 3-D tissue characterization information calculated from the local frequency spectra of the radio-frequency signals. The segmentation problem is formulated as a Maximum A posterior (MAP) estimation problem. A multi-resolution implementation of the algorithm is proposed. The approach is tested on simulated data and on in vivo echocardiographic 3-D data. The results presented in the paper illustrate the robustness and the accuracy of the proposed approach for the segmentation of ultrasonic data.

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms*
  • Animals
  • Computer Simulation
  • Dogs
  • Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional / methods
  • Heart / anatomy & histology
  • Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods*
  • Models, Biological
  • Phantoms, Imaging
  • Ultrasonography / methods*