3D Shape-Weighted Level Set Method for Breast MRI 3D Tumor Segmentation
Joint Authors
Yang, Sheng-Chih
Huang, Chieh-Ling
Wang, Chuin-Mu
Source
Journal of Healthcare Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-06-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Three-dimensional (3D) medical image segmentation is used to segment the target (a lesion or an organ) in 3D medical images.
Through this process, 3D target information is obtained; hence, this technology is an important auxiliary tool for medical diagnosis.
Although some methods have proved to be successful for two-dimensional (2D) image segmentation, their direct use in the 3D case has been unsatisfactory.
To obtain more precise tumor segmentation results from 3D MR images, in this paper, we propose a method known as the 3D shape-weighted level set method (3D-SLSM).
The proposed method first converts the LSM, which is superior with respect to 2D image segmentation, into a 3D algorithm that is suitable for overall calculations in 3D image models, and which improves the efficiency and accuracy of calculations.
A 3D shape-weighted value is then added for each 3D-SLSM iterative process according to the changes in volume.
Besides increasing the convergence rate and eliminating background noise, this shape-weighted value also brings the segmented contour closer to the actual tumor margins.
To perform a quantitative analysis of 3D-SLSM and to examine its feasibility in clinical applications, we have divided our experiments into computer-simulated sequence images and actual breast MRI cases.
Subsequently, we simultaneously compared various existing 3D segmentation methods.
The experimental results demonstrated that 3D-SLSM exhibited precise segmentation results for both types of experimental images.
In addition, 3D-SLSM showed better results for quantitative data compared with existing 3D segmentation methods.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wang, Chuin-Mu& Huang, Chieh-Ling& Yang, Sheng-Chih. 2018. 3D Shape-Weighted Level Set Method for Breast MRI 3D Tumor Segmentation. Journal of Healthcare Engineering،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1187583
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wang, Chuin-Mu…[et al.]. 3D Shape-Weighted Level Set Method for Breast MRI 3D Tumor Segmentation. Journal of Healthcare Engineering No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1187583
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wang, Chuin-Mu& Huang, Chieh-Ling& Yang, Sheng-Chih. 3D Shape-Weighted Level Set Method for Breast MRI 3D Tumor Segmentation. Journal of Healthcare Engineering. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1187583
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1187583