A Bayesian Approach to Multistage Fitting of the Variation of the Skeletal Age Features
Joint Authors
Youssef, Abdou
Chen, Dechang
Liu, Fang
Hua, Dong
Source
Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology
Issue
Vol. 2009, Issue 2009 (31 Dec. 2009), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2009-06-04
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Accurate assessment of skeletal maturity is important clinically.
Skeletal age assessment is usually based on features encoded in ossification centers.
Therefore, it is critical to design a mechanism to capture as much as possible characteristics of features.
We have observed that given a feature, there exist stages of the skeletal age such that the variation pattern of the feature differs in these stages.
Based on this observation, we propose a Bayesian cut fitting to describe features in response to the skeletal age.
With our approach, appropriate positions for stage separation are determined automatically by a Bayesian approach, and a model is used to fit the variation of a feature within each stage.
Our experimental results show that the proposed method surpasses the traditional fitting using only one line or one curve not only in the efficiency and accuracy of fitting but also in global and local feature characterization.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hua, Dong& Chen, Dechang& Liu, Fang& Youssef, Abdou. 2009. A Bayesian Approach to Multistage Fitting of the Variation of the Skeletal Age Features. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology،Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hua, Dong…[et al.]. A Bayesian Approach to Multistage Fitting of the Variation of the Skeletal Age Features. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology No. 2009 (2009), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Hua, Dong& Chen, Dechang& Liu, Fang& Youssef, Abdou. A Bayesian Approach to Multistage Fitting of the Variation of the Skeletal Age Features. Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology. 2009. Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-485985
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-485985