Segmentation of the prostate from suprapubic ultrasound images.

Abstract:

:We present a technique for semiautomated segmentation of human prostates using suprapubic ultrasound (US) images. In this approach, a speckle reducing anisotropic diffusion (SRAD) is applied to enhance the images and the instantaneous coefficient of variation (ICOV) is utilized for edge detection. Segmentation is accomplished via a parametric active contour model in a polar coordinate system that is tailored to the application. The algorithm initially approximates the prostate boundary in two stages. First a primary contour is detected using an elliptical model, followed by a primary contour optimization using an area-weighted mean-difference binary flow geometric snake model. The algorithm was assessed by comparing the computer-derived contours with contours produced manually by three sonographers. The proposed method has application in radiation therapy planning and delivery, as well as in automated volume measurements for ultrasonic diagnosis. The average root mean square discrepancy between computed and manual outlines is less than the inter-observer variability. Furthermore, 76% of the computer-outlined contour is less than 1 sigma manual outline variance away from "true" boundary of prostate. We conclude that the methods developed herein possess acceptable agreement with manually contoured prostate boundaries and that they are potentially valuable tools for radiotherapy treatment planning and verification.

journal_name

Med Phys

journal_title

Medical physics

authors

Yu Y,Molloy JA,Acton ST

doi

10.1118/1.1809791

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2004-12-01 00:00:00

pages

3474-84

issue

12

eissn

0094-2405

issn

2473-4209

journal_volume

31

pub_type

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