Automatic vertebra detection in X-ray images

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2007

Authors

moura, dc (Author) Other; correia, mv (Author) FEUP; barbosa, jg (Author) FEUP; reis, am (Author) Other; laranjeira, m (Author) Other; gomes, e (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: Computational Modelling of Objects Represented in Images: Fundamentals, Methods and Applications

Pages: 307-312

International Symposium CompIMAGE 2006

Coimbra, Portugal, 20-21 October, 2006

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Scientific classification

FOS: Natural sciences > Computer and information sciences

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Authenticus ID: P-004-CTQ

Abstract (EN): In this paper we will describe our experiments with x-ray image analysis for vertebra detection in juvenile/adolescent patients with idiopathic scoliotic spines. We will focus on detecting vertebrae location in a anterior-posterior x-ray image in a fully automatic way. For accomplishing this, we propose a set of techniques for (i) isolating the spine by removing other bone structures (e.g. ribs), (ii) detecting vertebrae location along the spine using an hierarchical and progressive threshold analysis, and (iii) detecting vertebrae lateral boundaries.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 6