Improving the Otsu method for MRA image vessel extraction via resampling and ensemble learning

Accurate extraction of vessels plays an important role in assisting diagnosis, treatment, and surgical planning. The Otsu method has been used for extracting vessels in medical images. However, blood vessels in magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) image are considered as a sparse distribution. Pixel...

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Main Author: Yuchou Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-05-01
Series:Healthcare Technology Letters
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Online Access:https://digital-library.theiet.org/content/journals/10.1049/htl.2018.5031