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3D segmentation of the lung based on the neighbor information and curvature

  • School of Computer Science and Technology (School of Software), Harbin Institute of Technology Weihai
  • Harbin Institute of Technology Weihai

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Abstract

A novel method for the automatic segmentation of the lung in X-ray computed tomography (CT) images is presented. In this paper, a maximum a posteriori (MAP) estimation framework, combining neighbor prior information and image gray level information, is used to extract the boundary of lung. The relationship of the left lung and the right lung is represented as a joint density function. We use the principal component analysis (PCA) to build the neighbor prior model in a set of training images. A double dimension reduction algorithm is developed to improve the efficiency. The model is formulated in terms of level set functions, and the surfaces evolve according to the associated Euler-Lagrange equations. Then we propose a new algorithm to refine the rough boundary generated by the MAP framework. This algorithm consists of two stages: 1. automatically detecting and rough fitting the region of lung hilum, 2. refining the fitting curve based on the curvature information.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings - 2013 7th International Conference on Image and Graphics, ICIG 2013
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages139-143
Number of pages5
ISBN (Print)9780769550503
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event7th International Conference on Image and Graphics, ICIG 2013 - Qingdao, Shandong, China
Duration: 26 Jul 201328 Jul 2013

Publication series

NameProceedings - 2013 7th International Conference on Image and Graphics, ICIG 2013

Conference

Conference7th International Conference on Image and Graphics, ICIG 2013
Country/TerritoryChina
CityQingdao, Shandong
Period26/07/1328/07/13

Keywords

  • 3D medical image
  • Computed tomography (CT)
  • Curvature information
  • Double dimension reduction

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