Medical Image Computing And Computer-assisted Intervention - Miccai 2003: 6th International Conference, Montréal, Canada, November 15-18, 2003, Proceedings, Part Ii (lecture Notes In Computer Science)

The 6th International Conference On Medical Imaging And Computer-assisted Intervention,miccai2003,washeldinmontr´ Eal,qu´ Ebec,canadaatthef- Rmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel During November 15–18, 2003. This Was The ?rst Time The Conference Had Been Held In Canada. The Proposal To Host Miccai 2003 Originated From Discussions Within The Ontario Consortium For Ima- Guided Therapy And Surgery, A Multi-institutional Research Consortium That Was Supported By The Government Of Ontario Through The Ontario Ministry Of E- Erprise, Opportunity And Innovation. The Objective Of The Conference Was To O?er Clinicians And Scientists A - Rum Within Which To Exchange Ideas In This Exciting And Rapidly Growing ?eld. Miccai 2003 Encompassed The State Of The Art In Computer-assisted Interv- Tions, Medical Robotics, And Medical-image Processing, Attracting Experts From Numerous Multidisciplinary Professions That Included Clinicians And Surgeons, Computer Scientists, Medical Physicists, And Mechanical, Electrical And Biome- Cal Engineers. The Quality And Quantity Of Submitted Papers Were Most Impressive. For Miccai 2003 We Received A Record 499 Full Submissions And 100 Short C- Munications. All Full Submissions, Of 8 Pages Each, Were Reviewed By Up To 5 Reviewers, And The 2-page Contributions Were Assessed By A Small Subcomm- Tee Of The Scienti?c Review Committee. All Reviews Were Then Considered By The Miccai 2003 Program Committee, Resulting In The Acceptance Of 206 Full Papers And 25 Short Communications. The Normal Mode Of Presentation At Miccai 2003 Was As A Poster; In Addition, 49 Papers Were Chosen For Oral Presentation. Medical Image Processing -- Visualization And Navigation -- Interventional Imaging -- Image Morphometry -- Segmentation Ii -- Registrations And Atlases -- Short Communications. Randy E. Ellis, Terry M. Peters (eds.). Includes Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Front Matter....Pages - Objective Evaluation of Facial Paralysis by Asymmetry in Expressions....Pages 1-8 Tissue-Based Affine Registration of Brain Images to form a Vascular Density Atlas....Pages 9-15 Quantitative Analysis of White Matter Fiber Properties along Geodesic Paths....Pages 16-23 Three Dimensional Comparison of Interventional MR Radiofrequency Ablation Images with Tissue Response....Pages 24-31 De-noising SPECT/PET Images Using Cross-Scale Regularization....Pages 32-40 Intensity Compensation within Series of Images....Pages 41-49 A Method for Analysis of Electrophysiological Responses Obtained from the Motor Fibers of the Human Internal Capsule....Pages 50-57 Patient Classification of fMRI Activation Maps....Pages 58-65 Combining Front Propagation with Shape Knowledge for Accurate Curvilinear Modelling....Pages 66-74 Unsupervised Learning and Mapping of Brain fMRI Signals Based on Hidden Semi-Markov Event Sequence Models....Pages 75-82 Feature Detection in fMRI Data: The Information Bottleneck Approach....Pages 83-91 Regularization of Diffusion Tensor Maps Using a Non-Gaussian Markov Random Field Approach....Pages 92-100 Quantifying Evolving Processes in Multimodal 3D Medical Images....Pages 101-108 Detection of Objects by Integrating Watersheds and Critical Point Analysis....Pages 109-116 A Superresolution Framework for fMRI Sequences and Its Impact on Resulting Activation Maps....Pages 117-125 3D Reconstruction from Truncated Rotational Angiograms Using Linear Prediction....Pages 126-133 Tomographic Reconstruction for Truncated Cone Beam Data Using Prior CT Information....Pages 134-141 VETOT, Volume Estimation and Tracking Over Time: Framework and Validation....Pages 142-149 Generalized Image Models and Their Application as Statistical Models of Images....Pages 150-157 Scan-Conversion Algorithm for Ridge Point Detection on Tubular Objects....Pages 158-165 Cortical Shift Tracking Using a Laser Range Scanner and Deformable Registration Methods....Pages 166-174 Computed Cleansing for Virtual Colonoscopy Using a Three-Material Transition Model....Pages 175-183 A Navigation System for Augmenting Laparoscopic Ultrasound....Pages 184-191 Tracking Three Dimensional Ultrasound with Immunity from Ferro-Magnetic Interference....Pages 192-198 Development of Computer-Assisted Radial Head Replacement....Pages 199-206 Visualization of Neural DTI Vector Fields Using Line Integral Convolution....Pages 207-214 A Direction Space Interpolation Technique for Calibration of Electromagnetic Surgical Navigation Systems....Pages 215-222 Hand-Held Steerable Needle Device....Pages 223-230 Minimally Invasive Navigation for the Endovascular Treatment of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Preclinical Validation of the Endovax System....Pages 231-238 Laser Projection Augmented Reality System for Computer Assisted Surgery....Pages 239-246 An Autostereoscopic Display System for Image-Guided Surgery Using High-Quality Integral Videography with High Performance Computing....Pages 247-255 Enhanced 3D-Visualization of Intracranial Aneurysms Involving the Skull Base....Pages 256-263 Comparison of Correction Protocols for Image-Guided Radiation Therapy....Pages 264-270 A Control System for MRI-Guided Conformal Interstitial Thermal Therapy....Pages 271-276 Area-Preserving Mappings for the Visualization of Medical Structures....Pages 277-284 A Rapid Method for Magnetic Tracker Calibration Using a Magneto-Optic Hybrid Tracker....Pages 285-293 Tensor Splats: Visualising Tensor Fields by Texture Mapped Volume Rendering....Pages 294-302 Comparison of an Optical and a Mechanical Navigation System....Pages 303-310 Integration of Projection Profile Matching into Clinical MR Scanner System for Real-Time Organ Tracking and Image Registration....Pages 311-318 Projection-Based Needle Segmentation in 3D Ultrasound Images....Pages 319-327 From Anatomic Standardization Analysis of Perfusion SPECT Data to Perfusion Pattern Modelling....Pages 328-335 C-Mode Real Time Tomographic Reflection for a Matrix Array Ultrasound Sonic Flashlight....Pages 336-343 Local 3D Reconstruction and Augmented Reality Visualization of Free-Hand Ultrasound for Needle Biopsy Procedures....Pages 344-355 A System for Real-Time Endoscopic Image Enhancement....Pages 356-363 Image Registration and Fusion for Interventional MRI Guided Thermal Ablation of the Prostate Cancer....Pages 364-372 Camera Model and Calibration Procedure for Oblique-Viewing Endoscope....Pages 373-381 Freehand Ultrasound Reconstruction Based on ROI Prior Modeling and Normalized Convolution....Pages 382-390 Relative Performance of Geometric Search Algorithms for Interpolating Unstructured Mesh Data....Pages 391-398 Displacement Correction Scheme for MR-Guided Interstitial Laser Therapy....Pages 399-407 Non-rigid Registration of 3D Ultrasound Images of Brain Tumours Acquired during Neurosurgery....Pages 408-415 Volume Reconstruction from Sparse 3D Ultrasonography....Pages 416-423 PUPIL: Programmable Ultrasound Platform and Interface Library....Pages 424-431 Intravascular Ultrasound Image Segmentation: A Fast-Marching Method....Pages 432-439 Robust and Automatic Calibration Method for 3D Freehand Ultrasound....Pages 440-448 The Potential for Image Guided Radiation Therapy with Cobalt-60 Tomotherapy....Pages 449-456 Characterization of Brain Plasticity in Schizophrenia Using Template Deformation....Pages 457-463 Boundary and Medial Shape Analysis of the Hippocampus in Schizophrenia....Pages 464-471 Image Analysis of Newborn Plantar Surface for Gestational Age Determination....Pages 472-479 Corresponding Articular Cartilage Thickness Measurements in the Knee Joint by Modelling the Underlying Bone....Pages 480-487 An Automated 3D Algorithm for Neo-cortical Thickness Measurement....Pages 488-495 Nonlinear Diffusion Scale-Space and Fast Marching Level Sets for Segmentation of MR Imagery and Volume Estimation of Stroke Lesions....Pages 496-504 3D Moment Invariant Based Morphometry....Pages 505-512 Morphometric Analysis of Brain Structures for Improved Discrimination....Pages 513-520 An Investigation of Morphometric Changes in the Lateral Ventricles of Schizophrenic Subjects....Pages 521-529 Robust Estimation for Brain Tumor Segmentation....Pages 530-537 Automated Segmentation of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms in Multi-spectral MR Images....Pages 538-545 Ground Truth in MS Lesion Volumetry – A Phantom Study....Pages 546-553 Region Segmentation Using Information Divergence Measures....Pages 554-561 Hierarchical Segmentation of Thin Structures in Volumetric Medical Images....Pages 562-569 Segmenting 3D Branching Tubular Structures Using Cores....Pages 570-577 Extraction and Application of Expert Priors to Combine Multiple Segmentations of Human Brain Tissue....Pages 578-585 A New Brain Segmentation Framework....Pages 586-593 Three-Dimensional Segmentation of Brain Aneurysms in CTA Using Non-parametric Region-Based Information and Implicit Deformable Models: Method and Evaluation....Pages 594-602 A Method for Segmenting Bronchial Trees from 3D Chest X-ray CT Images....Pages 603-610 Progression Detection of Glaucoma from Polarimetric Images....Pages 611-619 Quantification of Retinopathy of Prematurity via Vessel Segmentation....Pages 620-626 Atlas-Based Segmentation of the Brain for 3-Dimensional Treatment Planning in Children with Infratentorial Ependymoma....Pages 627-634 Rapid and Automated Extraction of the Fourth Ventricle from MR Images....Pages 635-643 Expert Knowledge Guided Segmentation System for Brain MRI....Pages 644-652 Age and Treatment Related Local Hippocampal Changes in Schizophrenia Explained by a Novel Shape Analysis Method....Pages 653-660 Caudate Shape Discrimination in Schizophrenia Using Template-Free Non-parametric Tests....Pages 661-669 Diagonalized Nearest Neighbor Pattern Matching for Brain Tumor Segmentation....Pages 670-677 User-Aided Boundary Delineation through the Propagation of Implicit Representations....Pages 678-686 Minimum Cost Path Algorithm for Coronary Artery Central Axis Tracking in CT Images....Pages 687-694 Topological Correction of Subcortical Segmentation....Pages 695-702 Gibbs Prior Models, Marching Cubes, and Deformable Models: A Hybrid Framework for 3D Medical Image Segmentation....Pages 703-710 A Statistically Based Surface Evolution Method for Medical Image Segmentation: Presentation and Validation....Pages 711-720 Boundary Finding with Curve Embedding Potential Field....Pages 721-729 A Topographic Representation for Mammogram Segmentation....Pages 730-737 A Multiscale Feature Detector for Morphological Analysis of the Brain....Pages 738-745 User-Defined B-Spline Template-Snakes....Pages 746-753 Exploring Symmetries in Breast MRI Scan....Pages 754-761 Correspondence Detection Using Wavelet-Based Attribute Vectors....Pages 762-770 Groupwise Non-rigid Registration Using Polyharmonic Clamped-Plate Splines....Pages 771-779 Deformable Registration of Cortical Structures via Hybrid Volumetric and Surface Warping....Pages 780-787 Computing 3D Non-rigid Brain Registration Using Extended Robust Point Matching for Composite Multisubject fMRI Analysis....Pages 788-795 Grid Refinement in Adaptive Non-rigid Registration....Pages 796-803 Grid Enabled Non-rigid Registration with a Dense Transformation and a priori Information....Pages 804-811 An Information Theoretic Approach for Non-rigid Image Registration Using Voxel Class Probabilities....Pages 812-820 Comparison of Local External Force Functions for Non-rigid Registration of 3D Medical Images....Pages 821-828 Polyrigid and Polyaffine Transformations: A New Class of Diffeomorphisms for Locally Rigid or Affine Registration....Pages 829-837 Statistical Atlas-Based Detection of Abnormalities in Brain Perfusion: Comparing Models and Estimating Detection Performance....Pages 838-845 Multiresolution Biomedical Image Registration Using Generalized Information Measures....Pages 846-853 Support Vector Machine Density Estimator as a Generalized Parzen Windows Estimator for Mutual Information based Image Registration....Pages 854-861 Mapping Techniques for Aligning Sulci across Multiple Brains....Pages 862-869 Anatomically Guided Registration of Whole Body Mouse MR Images....Pages 870-877 Segmentation, Registration, and Deformation Analysis of 3D MR Images of Mice....Pages 878-885 Iterating Registration and Activation Detection to Overcome Activation Bias in fMRI Motion Estimates....Pages 886-893 Geostatistical Medical Image Registration....Pages 894-901 Active Shape Analysis of Mandibular Growth....Pages 902-909 Tuning and Comparing Spatial Normalization Methods....Pages 910-917 The Euler-Lagrange Equation for Interpolating Sequence of Landmark Datasets....Pages 918-925 Establishing Local Correspondences towards Compact Representations of Anatomical Structures....Pages 926-934 2-D to 3-D Refinement of Post Mortem Optical and MRI Co-registration....Pages 935-944 Brachytherapy Seed Localization from Fluoroscopic Images Using a Statistical Classifier....Pages 945-946 Percutaneous Pedicle Cannulation: An in-vitro Study Assessing Clinical Expertise versus Technology....Pages 947-948 SABRE: A Time Efficient Semi-automated Regional Parcellation Method for Structural Magnetic Resonance Brain Images....Pages 949-950 The AAM-API: An Open Source Active Appearance Model Implementation....Pages 951-952 Needle Detection and Tracking in the TIPS Endovascular Procedure....Pages 953-954 Two Bone Fragment Manipulation in Computer-Assisted Preoperative Planning: Restoration of the Radial Bow....Pages 955-956 Shape-Based Interpolation of Porous and Tortuous Binary Objects....Pages 957-958 Computer Assisted Alignment of the Oxford Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty: The Kingston Experience with Three Techniques....Pages 959-960 Accuracy of Fully Automatic vs. Manual Planning of Cardiac MR Acquisitions....Pages 961-962 Robotically Assisted Interventions: Clinical Trial for Spinal Blocks....Pages 963-964 Using 3D Non Rigid FFD-Based Method to Register post mortem 3D Histological Data and in vivo MRI of a Baboon Brain....Pages 965-966 Analysis Tool for Diffusion Tensor MRI....Pages 967-968 Tool Localization in 3D Ultrasound Images....Pages 969-970 Automatic Nipple Detection on Mammograms....Pages 971-972 Selective Use of Face Gesture Interface and Instrument Tracking System for Control of a Robotic Laparoscope Positioner....Pages 973-974 Surface Coil Intensity Correction and Non-linear Intensity Normalization Improve Pixel-Resolution Parametric Maps of Myocardial MRI Perfusion....Pages 975-976 A Topology Preserving Method for 3-D Non-rigid Brain Image Registration....Pages 977-978 Assessing Early Brain Development in Neonates by Segmentation of High-Resolution 3T MRI....Pages 979-980 ImLib3D: An Efficient, Open Source, Medical Image Processing Framework in C++....Pages 981-982 Real-Time Segmentation of Trans-urethral Ultrasound Images for Prostate Brachytherapy....Pages 983-984 A Framework for Determining Component and Overall Accuracy for Computer Assisted Surgery Systems....Pages 985-986 Validation of the Automatic Computation of the Ejection Fraction from Cine-MRI....Pages 987-989 Homomorphic Filtering of DT-MRI Fields....Pages 990-991 Weakly-Supervised Segmentation of Non-Gaussian Images via Histogram Adaptation....Pages 992-993 Back Matter....Pages - The 6th International Conference on Medical Imaging and Computer-Assisted Intervention,MICCAI2003,washeldinMontŕ eal,Qú ebec,CanadaattheF- rmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel during November 15{u2013}18, 2003. This was the ?rst time the conference had been held in Canada. The proposal to host MICCAI 2003 originated from discussions within the Ontario Consortium for Ima- guided Therapy and Surgery, a multi-institutional research consortium that was supported by the Government of Ontario through the Ontario Ministry of E- erprise, Opportunity and Innovation. The objective of the conference was to o?er clinicians and scientists a - rum within which to exchange ideas in this exciting and rapidly growing ?eld. MICCAI 2003 encompassed the state of the art in computer-assisted interv- tions, medical robotics, and medical-image processing, attracting experts from numerous multidisciplinary professions that included clinicians and surgeons, computer scientists, medical physicists, and mechanical, electrical and biome- cal engineers. The quality and quantity of submitted papers were most impressive. For MICCAI 2003 we received a record 499 full submissions and 100 short c- munications. All full submissions, of 8 pages each, were reviewed by up to 5 reviewers, and the 2-page contributions were assessed by a small subcomm- tee of the Scienti?c Review Committee. All reviews were then considered by the MICCAI 2003 Program Committee, resulting in the acceptance of 206 full papers and 25 short communications. The normal mode of presentation at MICCAI 2003 was as a poster; in addition, 49 papers were chosen for oral presentation The 6th International Conference on Medical Imaging and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI2003,washeldinMontrþ eal, Quþ ebec, CanadaattheF- rmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel during November 15-18, 2003. This was the?rst time the conference had been held in Canada. The proposal to host MICCAI 2003 originated from discussions within the Ontario Consortium for Ima- guided Therapy and Surgery, a multi-institutional research consortium that was supported by the Government of Ontario through the Ontario Ministry of E- erprise, Opportunity and Innovation. The objective of the conference was to o?er clinicians and scientists a - rum within which to exchange ideas in this exciting and rapidly growing?eld. MICCAI 2003 encompassed the state of the art in computer-assisted interv- tions, medical robotics, and medical-image processing, attracting experts from numerous multidisciplinary professions that included clinicians and surgeons, computer scientists, medical physicists, and mechanical, electrical and biome- cal engineers. The quality and quantity of submitted papers were most impressive. For MICCAI 2003 we received a record 499 full submissions and 100 short c- munications. All full submissions, of 8 pages each, were reviewed by up to 5 reviewers, and the 2-page contributions were assessed by a small subcomm- tee of the Scienti?c Review Committee. All reviews were then considered by the MICCAI 2003 Program Committee, resulting in the acceptance of 206 full papers and 25 short communications. The normal mode of presentation at MICCAI 2003 was as a poster; in addition, 49 papers were chosen for oral presentation The 6th International Conference on Medical Imaging and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI2003, was held in Montréal, Québec, Canada at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel during November 15-18, 2003. This was the first time the conference had been held in Canada. The proposal to host MICCAI 2003 originated from discussions within the Ontario Consortium for Ima-guided Therapy and Surgery, a multi-institutional research consortium that was supported by the Government of Ontario through the Ontario Ministry of Enterprise, Opportunity and Innovation. The objective of the conference was to offer clinicians and scientists a forum within which to exchange ideas in this exciting and rapidly growing field. MICCAI 2003 encompassed the state of the art in computer-assisted interventions, medical robotics, and medical-image processing, attracting experts from numerous multidisciplinary professions that included clinicians and surgeons, computer scientists, medical physicists, and mechanical, electrical and biomedical engineers. The quality and quantity of submitted papers were most impressive. For MICCAI 2003 we received a record 499 full submissions and 100 short communications. All full submissions, of 8 pages each, were reviewed by up to 5 reviewers, and the 2-page contributions wer assessed by a small summary for the Scientific Review Committee. All reviews were then considered by the MICCAI 2003 Program Committee, resulting in the acceptance of 206 full papers and 25 short communications. The normal mode of presentation at MICCAI 2003 was as a poster; in addition, 49 papers were chosen for oral presentation