An inverse approach for automatic segmentation of carotid and vertebral arteries in CTA
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Highlights：
• The aim is to make the experts able to evaluate stenosis degree.
• Experts can make quantitative and qualitative analyze easily with proposed method.
• We proposed a novel automatic vessel segmentation with inverse approach.
• Firstly the bone region was segmented and eliminated with inverse approach.
• 3D visualization and tracking of vessel centers was performed based on continuity.
摘要
•The aim is to make the experts able to evaluate stenosis degree.•Experts can make quantitative and qualitative analyze easily with proposed method.•We proposed a novel automatic vessel segmentation with inverse approach.•Firstly the bone region was segmented and eliminated with inverse approach.•3D visualization and tracking of vessel centers was performed based on continuity.
论文关键词：Automatic segmentation,Carotid arteries,Carotid artery segmentation,Carotid lumen segmentation,CT angiography (CTA),3D vessel segmentation
论文评审过程：Received 13 June 2017, Revised 15 October 2017, Accepted 16 October 2017, Available online 16 October 2017, Version of Record 5 November 2017.
论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2017.10.041
