Title :
Contour Correction Liver Cancer CT Image Segmentation Method Based on Snake Model
Author :
Liu Jian-hua ; Zhang Rui ; Wang Jian-wei
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Eng., North China Univ. of Water Conservancy & Electr. Power, Zhengzhou, China
Abstract :
To segment CT (computed tomography) images of liver cancer effectively, a new method based on Snake model was proposed. Image segmentation based on threshold was combined with image segmentation based on Snake model, and a contour correction process was added. This method obtains a better result on liver cancer CT images segmentation, overcomes the defect that traditional Snake model can not segment the images with serious depressions. The results of the experiment demonstrate that this algorithm is an effective method for segmenting the liver cancer image.
Keywords :
cancer; computerised tomography; image segmentation; liver; medical image processing; CT image segmentation; computed tomography images; contour correction; liver cancer; snake based image segmentation; snake model; threshold based image segmentation; Biomedical imaging; Cancer; Computed tomography; Forward contracts; Image converters; Image segmentation; Liver; Medical diagnostic imaging; Power engineering and energy; Water conservation;
Conference_Titel :
Image and Signal Processing, 2009. CISP '09. 2nd International Congress on
Conference_Location :
Tianjin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4129-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4131-0
DOI :
10.1109/CISP.2009.5301735