20.12.2 Ultrasound, Ultrasonic, Image Segmentation, Contour Extraction, Contour Motion

Muzzolini, R.E.[Russ E.], Yang, Y.H., and Pierson, R.A.,
A Multiresolution Texture Segmentation Approach with Application to Diagnostic Ultrasound Images,
MedImg(12), No. 1, March 1993, pp. 108-123.
IEEE Top Reference. Segmentation, Texture. See also Texture Characterization Using Robust Statistics. BibRef 9303

Herlin, I.L.[Isabelle L.], Ayache, N.[Nicholas],
Features extraction and analysis methods for sequences of ultrasound Images,
IVC(10), No. 10, December 1992, pp. 673-682.
WWW Version. 0401 BibRef
And: ECCV92(43-57).
WWW Version. 9205 BibRef

Herlin, I.L., and Giraudon, G.,
Performing Segmentation of Ultrasound Images Using Temporal Information,
CVPR93(373-378).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. BibRef 9300

Matsopoulos, G.K., Marshall, S.,
Use of morphological image processing techniques for the measurement of a fetal head from ultrasound images,
PR(27), No. 10, October 1994, pp. 1317-1324.
WWW Version. 0401 BibRef

Levienaise-Obadia, B.[Barbara], Gee, A.H.[Andrew H.],
Adaptive Segmentation of Ultrasound Images,
IVC(17), No. 8, June 1999, pp. 583-588.
WWW Version. BibRef 9906
Earlier: BMVC97(xx-yy).
HTML Version. 0209 BibRef

Ravhon, R., Adam, D., Zelmanovitch, L.,
Validation of ultrasonic image boundary recognition in abdominal aortic aneurysm,
MedImg(20), No. 8, August 2001, pp. 751-763.
IEEE Top Reference. 0110 BibRef

Dokur, Z.[Zümray], Ölmez, T.[Tamer],
Segmentation of ultrasound images by using a hybrid neural network,
PRL(23), No. 14, December 2002, pp. 1825-1836.
HTML Version. 0208 BibRef

Ölmez, T.[Tamer], Dokur, Z.[Zümray],
Classification of heart sounds using an artificial neural network,
PRL(24), No. 1-3, January 2003, pp. 617-629.
HTML Version. 0211 BibRef

Chen, C.M.[Chung-Ming], Lu, H.H.S.[Henry Horng-Shing], Chen, Y.L.[Yao-Lin],
A discrete region competition approach incorporating weak edge enhancement for ultrasound image segmentation,
PRL(24), No. 4-5, February 2003, pp. 693-704.
HTML Version. 0211 BibRef

Kotropoulos, C.[Constantine], Pitas, I.[Ioannis],
Segmentation of ultrasonic images using Support Vector Machines,
PRL(24), No. 4-5, February 2003, pp. 715-727.
HTML Version. 0211 BibRef

Boukerroui, D.[Djamal], Baskurt, A.[Atilla], Noble, J.A.[J. Alison], Basset, O.[Olivier],
Segmentation of ultrasound images: Multiresolution 2D and 3D algorithm based on global and local statistics,
PRL(24), No. 4-5, February 2003, pp. 779-790.
HTML Version. 0211 BibRef

Krucker, J.F., LeCarpentier, G.L., Fowlkes, J.B., Carson, P.L.,
Rapid elastic image registration for 3-D ultrasound,
MedImg(21), No. 11, November 2002, pp. 1384-1394.
IEEE Top Reference. 0301 BibRef

Gee, A.H., Treece, G.M., Prager, R.W., Cash, C.J.C., Berman, L.,
Rapid registration for wide field of view freehand three-dimensional ultrasound,
MedImg(22), No. 11, November 2003, pp. 1344-1357.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0311 BibRef

Das, B., Banerjee, S.,
Inertial snake for contour detection in ultrasonography images,
VISP(151), No. 3, June 2004, pp. 235-240.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0409 BibRef

Yu, Y.[Yongjian], Acton, S.T.,
Edge detection in ultrasound imagery using the instantaneous coefficient of variation,
IP(13), No. 12, December 2004, pp. 1640-1655.
WWW Version. 0412 BibRef

Xie, J.[Jun], Jiang, Y.[Yifeng], Tsui, H.T.[Hung-Tat],
Segmentation of kidney from ultrasound images based on texture and shape priors,
MedImg(24), No. 1, January 2005, pp. 45-57.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0501 BibRef
And: Erratum: MedImg(24), No. 2, February 2005, pp. 277-277.
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0501 BibRef

Noble, J.A., Boukerroui, D.,
Ultrasound Image Segmentation: A Survey,
MedImg(25), No. 8, August 2006, pp. 987-1010.
WWW Version. 0608 Survey, Ultrasound. BibRef

Jensen, J.A., Oddershede, N.,
Estimation of Velocity Vectors in Synthetic Aperture Ultrasound Imaging,
MedImg(25), No. 12, December 2006, pp. 1637-1644.
WWW Version. 0701 BibRef

Wu, H.M.[Han-Ming], Lu, H.H.S.[Henry Horng-Shing],
Iterative sliced inverse regression for segmentation of ultrasound and MR images,
PR(40), No. 12, December 2007, pp. 3492-3502.
WWW Version. 0709Unsupervised clustering; K-Means; Dimension reduction; Multidimensional scaling; Sliced inverse regression; Nearest mean classifier; Support vector machines BibRef

Xiao, D.[Di], Ng, W.S.[Wan Sing], Tsang, C.B.[Charles B.], Abeyratne, U.R.[Udantha Ranjith],
A region and gradient based active contour model and its application in boundary tracking on anal canal ultrasound images,
PR(40), No. 12, December 2007, pp. 3522-3539.
WWW Version. 0709Active contour model; Boundary tracking; Anal ultrasound image; GMM BibRef

Kollorz, E.N.K., Hahn, D.A., Linke, R., Goecke, T.W., Hornegger, J., Kuwert, T.,
Quantification of Thyroid Volume Using 3-D Ultrasound Imaging,
MedImg(27), No. 4, April 2008, pp. 457-466.
WWW Version. 0804 BibRef

Alexandrescu, I.[Ionut], Cheriet, F.[Farida], Delorme, S.[Sébastien],
A Novel 3D Segmentation Method of the Lumen from Intravascular Ultrasound Images,
ICIAR07(949-960).
WWW Version. 0708 BibRef

Hamou, A.K.[Ali K.], Osman, S.[Said], El-Sakka, M.R.[Mahmoud R.],
Carotid Ultrasound Segmentation Using DP Active Contours,
ICIAR07(961-971).
WWW Version. 0708 BibRef

Nam, T.J.[Tae-Jin], Park, R.H.[Rae-Hong], Yun, J.H.[Jae-Ho],
Optical Flow Based Frame Interpolation of Ultrasound Images,
ICIAR06(I: 792-803).
WWW Version. 0610 BibRef

Saad, A.A.[Ashraf A.], Shapiro, L.G.[Linda G.],
Shape Decomposition Approach for Ultrasound Color Doppler Image Segmentation,
ICPR06(IV: 691-694).
WWW Version. 0609 BibRef

Arbelaez, P.[Pablo],
Boundary Extraction in Natural Images Using Ultrametric Contour Maps,
PercOrg06(182).
WWW Version. 0609 BibRef

Yap, M.H.[Moi Hoon], Edirisinghe, E.A., Bez, H.E.[Helmut E.],
Object Boundary Detection in Ultrasound Images,
CRV06(53-53).
WWW Version. 0607 BibRef

Slabaugh, G.G.[Gregory G.], Unal, G.[Gozde], Fang, T.[Tong], Wels, M.[Michael],
Ultrasound-Specific Segmentation via Decorrelation and Statistical Region-Based Active Contours,
CVPR06(I: 45-53).
WWW Version. 0606 BibRef

Kissi, A., Cormier, S., Pourcelot, L., Tranquart, F.,
Automatic Lesions Segmentation in Ultrasound Nonlinear Imaging,
ICIP05(I: 1153-1156).
WWW Version. 0512 BibRef

Kissi, A., Cormier, S., Pourcelot, L., Bleuzen, A., Tranquart, F.,
Perfusion Analysis of Nonlinear Liver Ultrasound Images Based on Nonlinear Matrix Diffusion,
ScaleSpace05(528-535).
WWW Version. 0505 BibRef

Kies, P.[Pawel],
Application of Wavelet Transforms and Bayes Classifier to Segmentation of Ultrasound Images,
IbPRIA05(II:336).
WWW Version. 0509 BibRef

Bogush, A.L., Tuzikov, A.V.,
3D Object Volume Measurement Using Freehand Ultrasound,
SCIA05(1066-1075).
WWW Version. 0506 BibRef

Jiang, Y.F.[Yi-Feng], Zhang, Z.J.[Zhi-Jun], Cen, F.[Feng], Tsui, H.T.[Hung Tat], Lau, T.K.[Tze Kin],
An enhanced appearance model for ultrasound image segmentation,
ICPR04(III: 802-805).
WWW Version. 0409 BibRef

Cancela, P., Reyes, F., Rodriguez, P., Randall, G., Fernandez, A.,
Automatic object detection using shape information in ultrasound images,
ICIP03(III: 417-420).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0312 BibRef

Jardim, S.V.B.,
Automatic contour estimation in fetal ultrasound images,
ICIP03(II: 1065-1068).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0312 BibRef

Ruisz, J., Honigmann, D., Pottmann, H.,
Segmentation and modeling of approximately rotationally symmetric objects in 3D ultrasound,
3DIM03(124-131).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0311 BibRef

Hiransakolwong, N., Windyga, P.S., Hua, K.A., Vu, K.[Khanh],
FASU: A full automatic segmenting system for ultrasound images,
WACV02(90-94).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 0303 BibRef

King, A.P., Blackall, J.M., Penney, G.P., Hawkes, D.J.,
Tracking Liver Motion Using 3-D Ultrasound and a Surface-Based Statistical Shape Model,
MMBIA01(xx-yy). 0110 BibRef

Srinark, T.[Thitiwan], Kambhamettu, C.[Chandra], Stone, M.[Maureen],
A Hierarchical Method for 3D Rigid Motion Estimation,
ACCV06(II:791-800).
WWW Version. 0601Given 3-D mesh representations. BibRef

Akgul, Y.S.[Yusuf Sinan], Kambhamettu, C.[Chandra], Stone, M.[Maureen],
Extraction and Tracking of the Tongue Surface from Ultrasound Image Sequences,
CVPR98(298-303).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. BibRef 9800

Akgul, Y.S.[Yusuf Sinan], Kambhamettu, C.[Chandra], Stone, M.[Maureen],
Automatic Motion Analaysis of Tongue Surface from Ultrasound Image Sequences,
BIA98(xx-yy). Contour Extraction, Contour Tracking.
Postscript Version. BibRef 9800

Akgul, Y.S., Kambhamettu, C., Stone, M.,
Analysis of the Tongue Surface Movement Using a Spatiotemporally Coherent Deformable Model,
WACV98(109-114).
IEEE Abstract. IEEE Top Reference. 9809 BibRef

Karoubi, B., Zhu, Y.M., Gimenez, G., Bigiln, J.,
Detection of objects in RF ultrasonic images using 2-D spatial phase techniques,
ICIP96(II: 641-644).
WWW Version. 9610 BibRef

Cohen, F.S., Georgiou, G.,
Detecting and estimating structure regularity of soft tissue organs from ultrasound images,
ICIP95(II: 488-491).
WWW Version. 9510 BibRef

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