@inproceedings{c0cb23ba7b7d4280b58e86e8a1d49cf5,
title = "Towards a statistical shape-aware deformable contour model for cranial nerve identification",
abstract = "This paper presents a cranial nerve segmentation technique that combines a 3D deformable contour and a 3D contour Statistical Shape Model (SSM). A set of training data for the construction of the 3D contour shape model is produced using a 1-simplex based discrete deformable contour model where the centerline identification proceeds by optimizing internal and external forces. Point-correspondence for the training dataset is performed using an entropybased energy minimization of particles on the centerline curve. The resulting average shape is used as a prior knowledge, which is incorporated into the 1-simplex as a reference shape model, making the approach stable against low resolution and image artifacts during segmentation using MRI data. Shape variability is shown using the first 3 modes of variation. The segmentation result is validated quantitatively, with ground truth provided by an expert.",
keywords = "Centerline, Contour model, Cranial nerves, Patient-specific segmentation, Statistical Shape Model",
author = "Sharmin Sultana and Praful Agrawal and Elhabian, {Shireen Y.} and Whitaker, {Ross T.} and Tanweer Rashid and Blatt, {Jason E.} and Justin Cetas and Audette, {Michel A.}",
year = "2016",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-319-46472-5_9",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9783319464718",
volume = "9958 LNCS",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
pages = "68--76",
booktitle = "Clinical Image-Based Procedures: Translational Research in Medical Imaging - 5th International Workshop, CLIP 2016 held in conjunction with MICCAI 2016, Proceedings",
note = "5th International Workshop on Clinical Image-Based Procedures, CLIP 2016 held in conjunction with 19th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2016 ; Conference date: 17-10-2016 Through 17-10-2016",
}