An Automatic Contour Detection of 2-D Echocardiograms Using the Heat Anisotropic Diffusion Method

Heat Anisotropic Diffusion 방법을 이용한 2차원 심초음파도의 경계선 자동검출

  • 신동조 (연세대학교 보건과학대학 의용전자공학과) ;
  • 정정원 (연세대학교 보건과학대학 의용전자공학과) ;
  • 김혁 (연세대학교 보건과학대학 의용전자공학과) ;
  • 김동윤 (연세대학교 보건과학대학 의용전자공학과)
  • Published : 1994.12.03

Abstract

The Heat Anisotropic Diffusion Method has shown very effective for the contour detection of 2-D echocardiogram. To implement this algorithm, we have to choose the parameter C, K, and the threshold level. The choice of C and K are not very sensitive for the good edge detection of the echocardiogram, however the choice of the threshold level is very critical. Until now the threshold level is chosen by the trial and error method. In this paper, we present an automatic threshold decision method from the histogram of the gradient of boundary-like pixels.

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