Title :
Novel Algorithm for Centerline Extraction of Coronary Arterial Tree in Coronary Angiographic Projections
Author :
Li, Yingchao ; Liu, Yue ; Wang, Yongtian
Author_Institution :
Beijing Inst. of Technol., Beijing
Abstract :
An automatic algorithm is proposed for centerline extraction of coronary arterial tree (CAT) in X-ray projections (coronary angiography). First of all, a segmentation algorithm based on Hessian matrix is applied for the extraction of CAT, followed by thinning the extracted CAT to obtain the skeletons. By applying centerline correction algorithm based on Gabor filter to the skeleton, the centerline, as well as the diameter, can be obtained. In addition, two criteria for centerline accuracy evaluation are proposed. The proposed method is verified through the experimental studies.
Keywords :
angiocardiography; diagnostic radiography; feature extraction; image segmentation; Gabor filter; Hessian matrix; X-ray projections; automatic algorithm; centerline extraction; coronary angiographic projections; coronary arterial tree; segmentation algorithm; skeleton; Anatomical structure; Angiography; Arteries; Biomedical imaging; Data mining; Gabor filters; Image edge detection; Information science; Skeleton; X-ray imaging; Gabor filter; Hessian matrix; centerline;
Conference_Titel :
Complex Medical Engineering, 2007. CME 2007. IEEE/ICME International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Beijing
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1077-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1078-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICCME.2007.4381851
