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http://dx.doi.org/10.6109/jkiice.2015.19.11.2540

Appendix Extraction from Ultrasound Image using ART2  

Kim, Kwang Baek (Department of Computer Engineering, Silla University)
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Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering / v.19, no.11, 2015 , pp. 2540-2545 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this paper, we propose a novel method to extract appendix from ultrasound image automatically to avoid such subjectivity issue. In the process, we apply a series of image processing algorithms such as Ends_in search stretching for emphasizing brightness contrast and binarization, region labelling, and cubic spline interpolation for extracting lower bound fasicia line that is the base of extracting the appendix. Knowing that the appendix is located at the lower organ area below the bottom fascia line, we conduct a series of image processing techniques to find the fascia line correctly. And then we apply ART2 algorithm to the organ area in order to extract appendix accurately. Through experiment, the effectiveness of the proposed method is verified based on the field experts' evaluations.
Keywords
Appendix; Ultrasound Image; Ends_in Search Stretching; Fasicia; ART2 algorithm;
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