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Tooth Region Segmentation by Oral Cavity Model and Watershed Algorithm

구강구조모델과 워터쉐드를 이용한 치아영역 분할

  • 나승대 (경북대학교 대학원 의용생체공학과) ;
  • 이기현 (경북대학교 대학원 의용생체공학과) ;
  • 이정현 (칠곡 경북대학교병원 의공학과) ;
  • 김명남 (경북대학교 의학전문대학원 의공학교실)
  • Received : 2013.07.22
  • Accepted : 2013.09.09
  • Published : 2013.10.30
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Abstract

In this paper, we proposed a new algorithm for individual tooth region segmentation on tooth color images. The proposed algorithm used oral cavity model based on structural feature of tooth and new boundary of watershed algorithm. First, the gray scale image is obtained with emphasized tooth regions from the color images and unnecessary regions are removed on tooth images. Next, the image enhancement of tooth images is implemented using the proposed oral cavity model, and the individual tooth regions are segmented by watershed algorithm on the enhanced images. Boundary and seeds necessary to watershed algorithm are applied boundary of binary image using minimum thresholding and region maximum value. In order to evaluate performance of proposed algorithm, we conduct experiment to compare conventional algorithm with proposed algorithm. As a result of experiment, we confirmed that the proposed algorithm is more improved detection ratio than conventional algorithm at molar regions and the tooth region detection performance is improved by preventing overlap detection on oral cavity.

본 논문에서는 치아에 대한 컬러영상에서 개별적인 치아영역을 분할하기 위한 새로운 방법을 제안하였다. 제안하는 알고리듬은 치아의 구조적 특징을 이용한 구강구조모델과 워터쉐드 알고리듬의 새로운 경계선 설정방법 등이 사용되었다. 먼저, 컬러영상으로부터 치아영역이 강조된 회색레벨 영상을 획득하고 치아영역 분할시 문제가 될 수 있는 불필요한 부분을 영상에서 제거하였다. 다음으로 제안한 구강구조모델을 이용한 치아영상의 영상향상을 실행하였고, 향상된 영상을 워터쉐드 알고리즘을 이용하여 개별적 치아영역을 분할하였다. 워터쉐드 알고리즘에 필요한 경계선과 시드는 최소 문턱치를 이용한 이진영상의 경계선과 국부 최대값을 적용하였다. 제안한 방법의 성능을 평가하기 위하여 기존의 방법과 제안한 방법에 대하여 비교 실험을 수행하였다. 실험 결과, 제안한 방법이 기존의 방법에 비하여 대구치영역의 검출율이 향상됨을 확인하였으며 치아를 포함한 구강 내 영역의 중복검출 등의 문제를 방지하여 치아영역 검출 성능이 향상되었음을 확인하였다.

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