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Fast level-set based image segmentation using coherent propagation
Linköping University, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Division of Radiological Sciences. Linköping University, Faculty of Health Sciences. Linköping University, Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization (CMIV).ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0442-3524
Uppsala University, Sweden .
Linköping University, Department of Medical and Health Sciences, Division of Radiological Sciences. Linköping University, Faculty of Health Sciences. Linköping University, Center for Medical Image Science and Visualization (CMIV). Östergötlands Läns Landsting, Center for Diagnostics, Department of Radiology in Linköping.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7750-1917
2014 (English)In: Medical physics (Lancaster), ISSN 0094-2405, Vol. 41, no 7, article id 073501Article in journal (Refereed) Published
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Purpose: The level-set method is known to require long computation time for 3D image segmentation, which limits its usage in clinical workflow. The goal of this study was to develop a fast level-set algorithm based on the coherent propagation method and explore its character using clinical datasets.

Methods: The coherent propagation algorithm allows level set functions to converge faster by forcing the contour to move monotonically according to a predicted developing trend. Repeated temporary backwards propagation, caused by noise or numerical errors, is then avoided. It also makes it possible to detect local convergence, so that the parts of the boundary that have reached their final position can be excluded in subsequent iterations, thus reducing computation time. To compensate for the overshoot error, forward and backward coherent propagation is repeated periodically. This can result in fluctuations of great magnitude in parts of the contour. In this paper, a new gradual convergence scheme using a damping factor is proposed to address this problem. The new algorithm is also generalized to non-narrow band cases. Finally, the coherent propagation approach is combined with a new distance-regularized level set, which eliminates the needs of reinitialization of the distance.

Results: Compared with the sparse field method implemented in the widely available ITKSnap software, the proposed algorithm is about 10 times faster when used for brain segmentation and about 100 times faster for aorta segmentation. Using a multiresolution approach, the new method achieved 50 times speed-up in liver segmentation. The Dice coefficient between the proposed method and the sparse field method is above 99% in most cases.

Conclusions: A generalized coherent propagation algorithm for level set evolution yielded substantial improvement in processing time with both synthetic datasets and medical images. (C) 2014 American Association of Physicists in Medicine.

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American Institute of Physics (AIP), 2014. Vol. 41, no 7, article id 073501
Keywords [en]
image segmentation; level set; coherent propagation; monotonic propagation; medical imaging
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Clinical Medicine Medical Engineering
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-109599DOI: 10.1118/1.4881315ISI: 000339009800049PubMedID: 24989415OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-109599DiVA, id: diva2:739430
Available from: 2014-08-21 Created: 2014-08-21 Last updated: 2017-12-05Bibliographically approved

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