Vessel Structure Extraction using Constrained Minimal Path Propagation

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Highlights：

• A strategy for a complete vessel extraction is provided under the framework of minimal path propagation.

• Two constraints (potential constraint and radius constraint) are devised to provide efficient vessel extraction.

• The close loop problem in the MPP-BT algorithm is solved by applying a local MPP-BT operation.

摘要

•A strategy for a complete vessel extraction is provided under the framework of minimal path propagation.•Two constraints (potential constraint and radius constraint) are devised to provide efficient vessel extraction.•The close loop problem in the MPP-BT algorithm is solved by applying a local MPP-BT operation.

论文关键词：Minimal path approach,backtracking,vascular structures,segmentation.

论文评审过程：Received 24 December 2018, Revised 23 October 2019, Accepted 20 March 2020, Available online 25 April 2020, Version of Record 28 May 2020.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artmed.2020.101846