@inproceedings{d0618889c80842b1b618c4ad65eba5ec,
title = "Patient-specific cranial nerve identification using a discrete deformable contour model for skull base neurosurgery planning and simulation",
abstract = "In this paper, we present a minimally supervised method for the identification of the intra-cranial portion of cranial nerves, using a novel, discrete 1-Simplex 3D active contour model. The clinical applications include planning and personalized simulation of skull base neurosurgery. The centerline of a cranial nerve is initialized from two user-supplied end points by computing a Minimal Path. The 1-Simplex is a Newtonian model for vertex motion, where every non-endpoint vertex has 2-connectivity with neighboring vertices, with which it is linked by edges. The segmentation behavior of the model is governed by the equilibrium between internal and external forces. The external forces include an image force that favors a centered path within high-vesselness points. The method is validated quantitatively using synthetic and real MRI datasets.",
keywords = "Centerline, Cranial nerves, Minimal path, Neurosurgery planning, personalized neurosurgery simulation, Simplex, Vesselness",
author = "Sharmin Sultana and Blatt, {Jason E.} and Yueh Lee and Matthew Ewend and Justin Cetas and Anthony Costa and Audette, {Michel A.}",
year = "2016",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-31808-0_5",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9783319318073",
volume = "9401",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
pages = "36--44",
booktitle = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
note = "4th International Workshop on Clinical Image-Based Procedures, CLIP 2015 and Held in 18th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Interventions, MICCAI MICCAI 2015 ; Conference date: 05-10-2015 Through 05-10-2015",
}