Template Matching Method for Vertebra Region Selection

Author

Benjelloun, M. ; Téllez, H. ; Mahmoudi, S.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci., Fac. of Eng., Mons

Volume

1

fYear

0

fDate

0-0 0

Firstpage

1119

Lastpage

1124

Abstract

Efficient content-based image retrieval of biomedical images is a challenging problem of growing research interest. This paper describes how X-ray images of the spinal columns are analysed in order to extract each vertebra region. We aim at developing a computer vision tool able to determine a global polygonal region for each vertebra. This is an essential first pre-processing and image segmentation step used for efficient contour vertebra detection. We suggest an application of the proposed method which consists on an evaluation of vertebrae motion induced by their movement between two or several positions

Keywords

X-ray imaging; computer vision; content-based retrieval; feature extraction; image matching; image retrieval; image segmentation; medical image processing; biomedical image; computer vision tool; content-based image retrieval; contour vertebra detection; global polygonal region; image segmentation; spinal column X-ray image; template matching; vertebra region selection; vertebrae motion; Application software; Biomedical imaging; Image analysis; Image edge detection; Image segmentation; Motion detection; Spine; X-ray detection; X-ray detectors; X-ray imaging;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Information and Communication Technologies, 2006. ICTTA '06. 2nd

Conference_Location

Damascus

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9521-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICTTA.2006.1684531

Filename

1684531