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Segmenting the Left Ventricle in 3D Using a Coupled ASM and a Learned Non-Rigid Spatial Model

O'Brien, Stephen, Ghita, Ovidiu, Whelan, Paul F.
Dublin City University, Dublin 9, Ireland
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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this publication: http://hdl.handle.net/10380/3110
New: Prefer using the following doi: https://doi.org/10.54294/529oca
Published in The MIDAS Journal - MICCAI 2009 Workshop: Cardiac MR Left Ventricle Segmentation Challenge.
Submitted by Stephen O'brien on 2009-07-29 03:54:14.

This paper presents a new approach to higher dimensional segmentation. We present an extended Active Shape Model (ASM) formulation for the segmentation of multi-contour anatomical structures. We employ coupling and weighting schemes to improve the robustness of ASM segmentation. 3D segmentation is achieved through propagation of a 2D ASM using a learned non-rigid spatial model. This approach does not suffer from the training and aligning difficulties faced by direct 3D model-based methods. Experimental results are encouraging at this early stage, and future directions of research are provided.