Automatic 2-D/3-D Vessel Enhancement in Multiple Modality Images Using a Weighted Symmetry Filter

• Published in: IEEE transactions on medical imaging Vol. 37; no. 2; pp. 438 - 450
• Main Authors: Zhao, Yitian, Zheng, Yalin, Liu, Yonghuai, Zhao, Yifan, Luo, Lingling, Yang, Siyuan, Na, Tong, Wang, Yongtian, Liu, Jiang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States IEEE 01.02.2018; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Algorithms; angiography; Angiography - methods; Automation; Blood vessels; Databases, Factual; enhancement; Humans; Image acquisition; Image contrast; Image detection; Image edge detection; Image enhancement; Image segmentation; Imaging; Imaging, Three-Dimensional - methods; local phase; Multimodal Imaging - methods; Multiresolution analysis; Nonhomogeneous media; Retinal Vessels - diagnostic imaging; Symmetry; Symmetry filter; Three-dimensional displays; Two dimensional displays; vascular

Automated detection of vascular structures is of great importance in understanding the mechanism, diagnosis, and treatment of many vascular pathologies. However, automatic vascular detection continues to be an open issue because of difficulties posed by multiple factors, such as poor contrast, inhom...