Information Processing in Medical Imaging: 15th International Conference, IPMI'97 Poultney, Vermont, USA, June 9–13, 1997 Proceedings

Automatic construction of eigenshape models by Genetic Algorithm....Pages 1-14
Quadratic variation of deformations....Pages 15-28
The softassign Procrustes matching algorithm....Pages 29-42
Acoustic and elastic imaging to model disease-induced changes in soft tissue structure....Pages 43-56
2D intravascular E.I.T. using a non-iterative, non-linear reconstruction algorithm....Pages 57-70
Optimal data types in optical tomography....Pages 71-84
Using spatial-temporal images for analysis of gated cardiac tomographic data: The “M-Mode” revisited....Pages 85-98
Automated segmentation of brain exterior in MR images driven by empirical procedures and anatomical knowledge....Pages 99-112
Automated 3D segmentation using deformable models and fuzzy affinity....Pages 113-126
Segmentation of medical image objects using deformable shape loci....Pages 127-140
Mapping the cerebral sulci: Application to morphological analysis of the cortex and to non-rigid registration....Pages 141-154
Bayesian detection of random signals on random backgrounds....Pages 155-166
Approximate distributions for Maximum Likelihood and maximum a posteriori estimates under a Gaussian noise model....Pages 167-175
Continuous Gaussian mixture modeling....Pages 176-189
New statistical models for randoms-precorrected PET scans....Pages 190-203
Registration of 3D medical images using simple morphological tools....Pages 204-217
Deformation for image guided interventions using a three component tissue model....Pages 218-231
Registration of abdominal CT and SPECT images using Compton scatter data....Pages 232-244
Definition of volume transformations for volume interaction....Pages 245-258
Nonlinear versus linear models in functional neuroimaging: Learning curves and generalization crossover....Pages 259-270
Synthetic resampling methods for variance estimation in parametric images....Pages 271-284
Space-time statistical model for functional MRI image sequences....Pages 285-298
Jackknifing a normal database for regional cerebral blood flow SPECT obtained using principal components....Pages 299-312
Generating 3-D cardiac material markers using tagged MRI....Pages 313-326
Identification of myocardial tags in tagged MR images without prior knowledge of myocardial contours....Pages 327-340
An autofocus algorithm for the automatic correction of motion artifacts in MR images....Pages 341-354
Measurement of global and regional cerebral volume changes by integrating boundary shifts between registered serial 3D MR scans....Pages 355-368
Automatic detection of sulcal bottom lines in MR images of the human brain....Pages 369-374
Segmentation and interpretation of MR brain images using an improved knowledge-based active shape model....Pages 375-380
Gaussian random fields on sub-manifolds for characterizing brain surfaces....Pages 381-386
Fuzzy logic approach to 3D magnetic resonance image segmentation....Pages 387-392
Comparison of traditional brain segmentation tools with 3D self-organizing maps....Pages 393-398
Finding the brain cortex using fuzzy segmentation, isosurfaces, and deformable surface models....Pages 399-404
Statistical modelling of lines and structures in mammograms....Pages 405-410
A thinning algorithm to extract medial lines from 3D medical images....Pages 411-416
Setting the mind for intelligent interactive segmentation: Overview, requirements, and framework....Pages 417-422
Segmentation of cerebral vessels and aneurysms from MR angiography data....Pages 423-428
Computation of efficient patient specific models from 3-D medical images: Use in virtual endoscopy and surgery rehearsal....Pages 429-434
In vivo analysis of trabecular bone architecture....Pages 435-440
Automatic measurement of vertebral shape using Active Shape Models....Pages 441-446
A hybrid approach for the detection of small airways disease from Computed Tomographic images....Pages 447-452
Computer simulation of convection and diffusion effects on velocity estimations from X-ray contrast density time curves....Pages 453-458
A comparison of retrospective intensity non-uniformity correction methods for MRI....Pages 459-464
A robust and efficient algorithm for image registration....Pages 465-470
Automatical adaption of the stereotactical coordinate system in brain MRI datasets....Pages 471-476
Design of a statistical model of brain shape....Pages 477-482
Automatic landmark identification using a new method of non-rigid correspondence....Pages 483-488
Non-rigid curve correspondence for estimating heart motion....Pages 489-494
Tracking of tagged MR images by Bayesian analysis of a network of quads....Pages 495-500
Noninvasive skin imaging....Pages 501-506
Modelling interreflections in a system based on the differential absorption of light (DAL) for the measurement of range images....Pages 507-512
Quantitative estimation of scatterer spacing from backscattered ultrasound signals using the complex cepstrum....Pages 513-518
Spatial compounding of 3-D ultrasound images....Pages 519-524
Cone beam imaging of a section of a long object with a short detector....Pages 525-530
New methods for SPECT imaging and pre-reconstruction restoration....Pages 531-536
Reconstruction of the intracerebral vasculature from MRA and a pair of projection views....Pages 537-542
Two alternative forced choice evaluation of vessel visibility increases due to zero-filled interpolation in MR angiography....Pages 543-548
Bayesian detection with amplitude, scale, orientation and position uncertainty....Pages 549-554