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2007 | OriginalPaper | Buchkapitel
Boundary-Specific Cost Functions for Quantitative Airway Analysis
verfasst von : Atilla P. Kiraly, Benjamin L. Odry, David P. Naidich, Carol L. Novak
Erschienen in: Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention – MICCAI 2007
Verlag: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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Computed tomography (CT) images of the lungs provide high resolution views of the airways. Quantitative measurements such as lumen diameter and wall thickness help diagnose and localize airway diseases, assist in surgical planning, and determine progress of treatment. Automated quantitative analysis of such images is needed due to the number of airways per patient. We present an approach involving dynamic programming coupled with boundary-specific cost functions that is capable of differentiating inner and outer borders. The method allows for precise delineation of the inner lumen and outer wall. The results are demonstrated on synthetic data, evaluated on human datasets compared to human operators, and verified on phantom CT scans to sub-voxel accuracy.