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Colonic content assessment from MRI imaging using a semi-automatic approach
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Author:
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Ceballos Inza, Víctor; Monclús Lahoya, Eva; Vázquez Alcocer, Pere Pau; Bendezú García, Álvaro; Mego Silva, Marianela; Merino Casabiel, Xavier; Azpiroz Vidaur, Fernando; Navazo Álvaro, Isabel
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Ciències de la Computació; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. ViRVIG - Grup de Recerca en Visualització, Realitat Virtual i Interacció Gràfica |
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The analysis of the morphology and content of the gut is necessary in order to achieve a better understanding of its metabolic and functional activity. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become an important imaging technique since it is able to visualize soft tissues in an undisturbed bowel using no ionizing radiation. In the last few years, MRI of gastrointestinal function has advanced substantially. However, few studies have focused on the colon, because the analysis of colonic content is time consuming and cumbersome. This paper presents a semi-automatic segmentation tool for the quantitative assessment of the unprepared colon from MRI images. The techniques developed here have been crucial for a number of clinical experiments. |
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Peer Reviewed |
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-Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Processament del senyal::Processament de la imatge i del senyal vídeo -Magnetic resonance imaging -Colon (Anatomy) -- Examination -MRI images -Segmentation -Imatgeria per ressonància magnètica -Còlon -- Examen |
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Article - Published version Conference Object |
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European Association for Computer Graphics (Eurographics)
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