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Eighth IEEE Workshop on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV'07)
3D Finite Element Modeling of Nonrigid Breast Deformation for Feature Registration in -ray and MR Images
Austin, Texas
February 21-February 22
ISBN: 0-7695-2794-9
Yong Zhang, Youngstown State University, Ohio
Yan Qiu, University of South Florida
Dmitry B. Goldgof, University of South Florida
Sudeep Sarkar, University of South Florida
Lihua Li, University of South Florida
Registering features in multiple mammographic views is an important technique to improve breast cancer detection rate. However, nonrigid breast deformation during X-ray imaging poses a severe challenge to the conventional 2D registration methods. We present a method that utilizes a 3D model to facilitate two-view registration by predicting breast deformation. At first, a finite element model of a breast is constructed using its MRIs. The model is capable of simulating both compression and decompression. Feature registration is then accomplished through a series of projections and compression-decompression operations. Experiments using real patient data demonstrate that a mammographic feature can be successfully registered from one view to another.
Citation:
Yong Zhang, Yan Qiu, Dmitry B. Goldgof, Sudeep Sarkar, Lihua Li, "3D Finite Element Modeling of Nonrigid Breast Deformation for Feature Registration in -ray and MR Images," wacv, pp.38, Eighth IEEE Workshop on Applications of Computer Vision (WACV'07), 2007
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