Information Processing in Medical Imaging: 16th International Conference, IPMI’99 Visegrád, Hungary, June 28 – July 2, 1999 Proceedings

Michael F. Insana, Larry T. Cook, Pawan Chaturvedi (auth.), Attila Kuba, Martin à áamal, Andrew Todd-Pokropek (eds.)3540661670, 9783540661672

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Information Processing in Medical Imaging, IPMI’99, held in Visegrad, Hungary in June/July 1999.
The 24 revised full papers and the 28 posters presented have been carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 82 submissions. The volume addresses the full range of current topics in the area in particular new imaging techniques, 3D ultrasound and PET, segmentation, image analysis of the brain cortex, registration, feature, detection and modelling, cardiovascular image analysis, shape modelling and analysis, segmentation and detection, measurement and quantitative analysis, and analysis of image sequences and functional imaging.

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Table of contents :

Content:
Front Matter….Pages I-XVII
Analytical Study of Bioelasticity Ultrasound Systems….Pages 1-14
MEG Source Imaging Using Multipolar Expansions….Pages 15-28
Binary Tomography for Triplane Cardiography….Pages 29-41
Real Time 3D Brain Shift Compensation….Pages 42-55
Computer Assisted Human Follicle Analysis for Fertility Prospects with 3D Ultrasound….Pages 56-69
Volume Measurement in Sequential Freehand 3-D Ultrasound….Pages 70-83
Automated Identification and Measurement of Objects via Populations of Medial Primitives, with Application to Real Time 3D Echocardiography….Pages 84-97
Continuous Time Dynamic PET Imaging Using List Mode Data….Pages 98-111
Hybrid Geometric Active Models for Shape Recovery in Medical Images….Pages 112-125
Co-dimension 2 Geodesic Active Contours for MRA Segmentation….Pages 126-139
An Adaptive Fuzzy Segmentation Algorithm for Three-Dimensional Magnetic Resonance Images….Pages 140-153
Automatic Detection and Segmentation of Evolving Processes in 3D Medical Images: Application to Multiple Sclerosis….Pages 154-167
Registration of Cortical Anatomical Structures via Robust 3D Point Matching….Pages 168-181
Hierarchical Matching of Cortical Features for Deformable Brain Image Registration….Pages 182-195
Using Local Geometry to Build 3D Sulcal Models….Pages 196-209
ANIMAL+INSECT: Improved Cortical Structure Segmentation….Pages 210-223
Consistent Linear-Elastic Transformations for Image Matching….Pages 224-237
Non-linear Registration with the Variable Viscosity Fluid Algorithm….Pages 238-251
Approximating Thin-Plate Splines for Elastic Registration: Integration of Landmark Errors and Orientation Attributes….Pages 252-265
A Hierarchical Feature Based Deformation Model Applied to 4D Cardiac SPECT Data….Pages 266-279
Local Orientation Distribution as a Function of Spatial Scale for Detection of Masses in Mammograms….Pages 280-293
Physiologically Oriented Models of the Hemodynamic Response in Functional MRI….Pages 294-307
3D Graph Description of the Intracerebral Vasculature from Segmented MRA and Tests of Accuracy by Comparison with X-ray Angiograms….Pages 308-321
A Unified Framework for Atlas Matching Using Active Appearance Models….Pages 322-333
An Integral Method for the Analysis of Wall Motion in Gated Myocardial SPECT Studies….Pages 334-339
Enhanced Artery Visualization in Blood Pool MRA: Results in the Peripheral Vasculature….Pages 340-345
Four-Dimensional LV Tissue Tracking from Tagged MRI with a 4D B-Spline Model….Pages 346-351
Recovery of Soft Tissue Object Deformation from 3D Image Sequences Using Biomechanical Models….Pages 352-357
Forward Deformation of PET Volumes Using Non-uniform Elastic Material Constraints….Pages 358-363
Brain Morphometry by Distance Measurement in a Non-Euclidean, Curvilinear Space….Pages 364-369
Learning Shape Models from Examples Using Automatic Shape Clustering and Procrustes Analysis….Pages 370-375
A Framework for Automated Landmark Generation for Automated 3D Statistical Model Construction….Pages 376-381
Statistical Shape Analysis Using Fixed Topology Skeletons: Corpus Callosum Study….Pages 382-387
Model Generation from Multiple Volumes Using Constrained Elastic SurfaceNets….Pages 388-393
An Intelligent Interactive Segmentation Method for the Joint Space in Osteoarthritic Ankles….Pages 394-399
Anatomical Modeling with Fuzzy Implicit Surfaces: Application to Automated Localization of the Heart and Lungs in Thoracic MR Images….Pages 400-405
Detection of the Central Mass of Spiculated Lesions — Signature Normalisation and Model Data Aspects….Pages 406-411
Noise Estimation and Measures for Detection of Clustered Microcalcifications….Pages 412-417
Measuring the Spatial Homogeneity in Corneal Endotheliums by Means of a Randomization Test….Pages 418-423
The Assessment of Chronic Liver Diseases by Sonography….Pages 424-429
Automatic Computation of Brain and Cerebellum Volumes in Normal Subjects and Chronic Alcoholics….Pages 430-435
Reconstruction from Slow Rotation Dynamic SPECT Using a Factor Model….Pages 436-441
Spectral Factor Analysis for Multi-isotope Imaging in Nuclear Medicine….Pages 442-447
Structural Group Analysis of Functional Maps….Pages 448-453
Incorporating an Image Distortion Model in Non-rigid Alignment of EPI with Conventional MRI….Pages 454-459
The Distribution of Target Registration Error in Rigid-Body, Point-Based Registration….Pages 460-465
A Fast Mutual Information Method for Multi-modal Registration….Pages 466-471
Voxel Similarity Measures for 3D Serial MR Brain Image Registration….Pages 472-477
Radial Basis Function Interpolation for Freehand 3D Ultrasound….Pages 478-483
Nonlinear Smoothing of MR Images Using Approximate Entropy — A Local Measure of Signal Intensity Irregularity….Pages 484-489
New Variants of a Method of MRI Scale Normalization….Pages 490-495
Method for Estimating the Intensity Mapping between MRI Images….Pages 496-501
Back Matter….Pages 503-508