Semi-automated virtual unfolded view generation method of stomach from CT volumes

Masahiro Oda, Tomoaki Suito, Yuichiro Hayashi, Takayuki Kitasaka, Kazuhiro Furukawa, Ryoji Miyahara, Yoshiki Hirooka, Hidemi Goto, Gen Iinuma, Kazunari Misawa, Shigeru Nawano, Kensaku Mori

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Abstract

CT image-based diagnosis of the stomach is developed as a new way of diagnostic method. A virtual unfolded (VU) view is suitable for displaying its wall. In this paper, we propose a semi-automated method for generating VU views of the stomach. Our method requires minimum manual operations. The determination of the unfolding forces and the termination of the unfolding process are automated. The unfolded shape of the stomach is estimated based on its radius. The unfolding forces are determined so that the stomach wall is deformed to the expected shape. The iterative deformation process is terminated if the difference of the shapes between the deformed shape and expected shape is small. Our experiments using 67 CT volumes showed that our proposed method can generate good VU views for 76.1% cases.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMedical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2013 - 16th International Conference, Proceedings
Pages332-339
Number of pages8
EditionPART 1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event16th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2013 - Nagoya, Japan
Duration: 22-09-201326-09-2013

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
NumberPART 1
Volume8149 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference16th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2013
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityNagoya
Period22-09-1326-09-13

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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