Combination of the Level-Set Methods with the Contourlet Transform for the Segmentation of the IVUS Images
Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging is a catheter-based medical methodology establishing itself as a useful modality for studying atherosclerosis. The detection of lumen and media-adventitia boundaries in IVUS images constitutes an essential step towards the reliable quantitative diagnosis of at...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2012-01-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Biomedical Imaging |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/439597 |