Automatic selection of initial points for exploratory vessel tracing in fluoroscopic images

• Main Authors: Boroujeni, Farsad Zamani, O. K. Rahmat, Rahmita Wirza, Mustapha, Norwati, Affendey, Lilly Suriani, Maskon, Oteh
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Defence Scientific Information & Documentation Centre (DESIDOC) 2011
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22447/1/Automatic%20selection%20of%20initial%20points%20for%20exploratory%20vessel%20tracing%20in%20fluoroscopic%20images.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/22447/; http://publications.drdo.gov.in/ojs/index.php/dsj/article/view/1179

Automatic extraction of vessel centerlines has been an essential process in most of the image guided diagnosis and therapy applications. Among a considerable number of methods, direct exploratory tracing method is known to be an efficient solution for reliable extraction of vessel features from two-...