Gaussian curvature flowmodel for colonic polyp detection in CT colonography

In this paper, we propose a novel anisotropic 3D surface evolution model for detecting protrusion shape based colonic polyp on the curved surface. The important feature of the proposed model is that it can detect protrusions with both convex and concave shapes. Protrusion shapes are defined as the e...

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Main Authors: Dongqing Chen, Farag, A.A., Falk, R.L., Dryden, G.W.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
3D Shape Representation
Colonic polyps
Colorectal Cancer
CT Colonography
Curvature Flow
Virtual colonoscopy
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Summary:In this paper, we propose a novel anisotropic 3D surface evolution model for detecting protrusion shape based colonic polyp on the curved surface. The important feature of the proposed model is that it can detect protrusions with both convex and concave shapes. Protrusion shapes are defined as the extension beyond the usual limits or above a plane surface. Based on Gaussian and mean curvature flows, the approach works by locally deforming the convex or concave surface until the second principal curvature goes to zero. The diffusion directions are changed to prevent convex surfaces from converting into concave shapes, and vice versa. The deformation field quantitatively measures the amount of protrudeness. The proposed method has been evaluated by using synthetic phantoms and real colon datasets.
ISSN:1522-4880
2381-8549
DOI:10.1109/ICIP.2008.4712423