Image Segmentation

Contrast Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Gastric Emptying and Motility in Rats

Electrical Properties Tomography Based on B1 Maps in MRI: Principles, Applications, and Challenges

Author(s)3: Jiaen Liu, Yicun Wang, Ulrich Katscher, Bin He
Electrical Properties Tomography Based on B1 Maps in MRI: Principles, Applications, and Challenges 170 177 IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (TBME)

Electrical properties (EPs), namely conductivity and permittivity, are fundamental properties of materials, describing their capability to transfer electrical current or store energy of the electrical field inside the media. In…

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Contrast Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Gastric Emptying and Motility in Rats

Contrast Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Gastric Emptying and Motility in Rats

Author(s)3: Kun-Han Lu, Jiayue Cao, Steven Oleson, Terry L. Powley, Zhongming Liu
Contrast Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Gastric Emptying and Motility in Rats 170 177 IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (TBME)

The assessment of gastric emptying and motility in humans and animals typically requires radioactive imaging or invasive measurements. Here, we developed a robust strategy to image and characterize gastric emptying…

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Methods for 2D and 3D Endobronchial Ultrasound Image Segmentation

Author(s)3: Xiaonan Zang, Rebecca Bascom, Christopher Gilbert, Jennifer Toth, William E. Higgins
Methods for 2D and 3D Endobronchial Ultrasound Image Segmentation 170 177 IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (TBME)

Xiaonan Zang, Rebecca Bascom, Christopher Gilbert, Jennifer Toth, and William E. Higgins, The Pennsylvania State University, USA Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) is now commonly used for cancer-staging bronchoscopy. Unfortunately, EBUS is challenging to…

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Dynamic 3D MR Visualization and Detection of Upper Airway Obstruction during Sleep using Region Growing Segmentation

Author(s)3: Ahsan Javed, Yoon-Chul Kim, Michael C. K. Khoo, Sally L. Davidson Ward, Krishna S. Nayak
Dynamic 3D MR Visualization and Detection of Upper Airway Obstruction during Sleep using Region Growing Segmentation 170 177 IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (TBME)

Ahsan Javed, Yoon-Chul Kim, Michael C.K. Khoo, Sally L. Davidson Ward, and Krishna S. Nayak, University of Southern California, USA, Volume 63, Issue 2, Pages:431-437 Obstructive sleep apnea is a common breathing…

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Development and Validation of a High Fidelity Finite Element Model of Monopolar Stimulation in the Implanted Guinea Pig Cochlea

Author(s)3: Paul Wong, Shefin George, Phillip Tran, Andrian Sue, Paul Carter, Qing Li
Development and Validation of a High Fidelity Finite Element Model of Monopolar Stimulation in the Implanted Guinea Pig Cochlea 170 177 IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (TBME)

Paul Wong, Shefin George, Phillip Tran,  Andrian Sue, Paul Carter, and Qing Li, The University of Sydney, The Bionics Institute, Cochlear Limited, Australia Electroanatomical models are a promising means for furthering…

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Segmentation of PET Images for Computer-Aided Functional Quantification of Tuberculosis in Small Animal Models

Segmentation of PET Images for Computer-Aided Functional Quantification of Tuberculosis in Small Animal Models 556 235 IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (TBME)

Brent Foster, Ulas Bagci, Ziyue Xu, Bappaditya Dey, Brian Luna, William Bishai, Sanjay Jain, Daniel J. Mollura. The National Institutes of Health and Johns Hopkins University of Medicine. Volume: 61,…

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