Biostatistics 3:213-228 (2002)
© 2002 Oxford University Press
Bayesian contour detection in a time series of ultrasound images through dynamic deformable template models
Martin Bøgsted Hansen, Jesper Møller. Department of Mathematical Sciences, Aalborg University, Fredrik Bajers Vej 7G, DK-9220 Aalborg Ø, Denmark mbh{at}math.auc.dk, jm@math.auc.dk
Frede Aakmann Tøgersen. Department of Agricultural Systems, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences, PO Box 50, DK-8830 Tjele, Denmark FredeA.Togersen{at}agrsci.dk
Deformable template models and Markov chain Monte Carlo methods are used for analysing a spacetime process of intracoronary ultrasound images in order to detect the artery contour and various other characteristics as a function of time.
Keywords: Bayesian image analysis; Deformable templates; Intracoronary ultrasound images; Markov chain Monte Carlo; Spacetime modelling