Contouring by Unit Vector Field Regression

• Published in: 2023 IEEE 20th International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI) pp. 1 - 5
• Main Authors: Jamaludin, Amir, Ather, Sarim, Kadir, Timor, Windsor, Rhydian
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 18.04.2023
• Subjects: CNN; Focusing; Image analysis; Magnetic resonance imaging; MRI; Pipelines; Root mean square; Sacroiliac Joint; SIJ; Spine; Task analysis; Vector Field

This work introduces a simple deep-learning based method to delineate contours by 'walking' along learnt unit vector fields. We demonstrate the effectiveness of our pipeline on the unique case of open contours on the task of delineating the sacroiliac joints (SIJs) in spinal MRIs. We show...