3D saddle point detection and applications in cardiac imaging

Andrea Fuster, Roy van Pelt, Rutger H.J. Fick, Geert Claassen, Bart M. ter Haar Romeny, Hans C. van Assen, Luc Florack

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Abstract

We investigate saddle points in 3D cardiac images. We do so by improving a critical point detection algorithm, the 3D winding number, or Poincare index. We consider two different applications. We estimate cardiac motion from 3D tagged MRI data, based on tracking of saddle points. We also employ our method for saddle point extraction in blood flow data, acquired by phase contrast MRI.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI 2012, Barcelona, Spain, May 2-5, 2012)
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages808-811
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)978-1-4577-1858-8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Event9th IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI 2012) - Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Duration: 2 May 20125 May 2012
Conference number: 9
https://www.ieee.org/conferences_events/conferences/conferencedetails/index.html?Conf_ID=17944

Conference

Conference9th IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging (ISBI 2012)
Abbreviated titleISBI 2012
Country/TerritorySpain
CityBarcelona
Period2/05/125/05/12
Other"From Nano to Macro"
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