TY - GEN
T1 - Attempt to extract 3D image of liver automatically out of abdominal MRI
AU - Matsushita, Satoshi
AU - Oyamada, Hiroshi
AU - Kusakabe, Masahiro
AU - Suzuki, Naoki
PY - 1993
Y1 - 1993
N2 - This paper describes our new method of automatic interpretation of cross sectional pictures of human body. In our case, 2- dimensional image of liver is extracted from abdominal MR images. And by reconstructing 3-dimensional (3-D) images, we had volumetric estimation. Fuzzy inference was utilized in extraction processing, so that our processing system could involve logic of image interpretation. Resulting volumetric measurement of our 3- dimensional estimation was underestimation by some 11%, when compared to that of a human expert's estimation. Our processing method is valid for segmentation of soft tissue, which is hard to be processed by only conventional image processing. And this method will lead to real time 3-dimensional image processing in the future.
AB - This paper describes our new method of automatic interpretation of cross sectional pictures of human body. In our case, 2- dimensional image of liver is extracted from abdominal MR images. And by reconstructing 3-dimensional (3-D) images, we had volumetric estimation. Fuzzy inference was utilized in extraction processing, so that our processing system could involve logic of image interpretation. Resulting volumetric measurement of our 3- dimensional estimation was underestimation by some 11%, when compared to that of a human expert's estimation. Our processing method is valid for segmentation of soft tissue, which is hard to be processed by only conventional image processing. And this method will lead to real time 3-dimensional image processing in the future.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:0027835910
SN - 0819411310
T3 - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
SP - 803
EP - 808
BT - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
A2 - Loew, Murray H.
PB - Publ by Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
T2 - Medical Imaging 1993: Image Processing
Y2 - 14 February 1992 through 19 February 1992
ER -