Segmentation of human ovarian follicles from ultrasound images acquired <i>in vivo</i> using geometric active contour models and a naïve Bayes classifier

Ovarian follicles are spherical structures inside the ovaries which contain developing eggs. Monitoring the development of follicles is necessary for both gynecological medicine (ovarian diseases diagnosis and infertility treatment), and veterinary medicine (determining when to introduce superstimul...

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Main Author: Harrington, Na
Other Authors: Pierson, Roger A.
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: University of Saskatchewan 2007
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Online Access:http://library.usask.ca/theses/available/etd-09122007-164822/