Title :
A conceptual model integrating semantic content into CT image fusion
Author_Institution :
Wuhan Commun. Coll., China
Abstract :
It is necessary to research monomodality medical image fusion. The usual multimodality fusion was performed using two different methods: fusion based on the reference points or fusion dependent on the external points. In this paper we propose a model that integrates the semantic information of CT slices, and develop a semantic-level fusion technique that is matched with semantic descriptions associated to images.
Keywords :
computerised tomography; medical image processing; sensor fusion; CT image fusion; conceptual model; external points; monomodality medical image fusion; reference points; semantic content integration; semantic descriptions; Biomedical imaging; Bismuth; Computed tomography; Content based retrieval; Educational institutions; Hemorrhaging; Image fusion; Image retrieval; Image segmentation; Medical diagnostic imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Radio Science Conference, 2004. Proceedings. 2004 Asia-Pacific
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8404-0
DOI :
10.1109/APRASC.2004.1422507