Cardiac MRI Data Segmentation Using the Partial Differential Equation of Allen–Cahn Type

The work deals with segmentation of image data using the algo- rithm based on numerical solution of the geometrical evolution partial differen- tial equation of the Allen-Cahn type. This equation has origin in the description of motion by mean curvature and has diffusive character. The diffusion pro- cess can be controlled by the segmented signal so that the edges of the objects or areas can be found. The method is applied to the problem of automated segmentation of the left heart ventricle from the cardiac MRI images with the subsequent interpretation of its dynamics.

Name dc:type.qualificationname

Master of Science

Level dc:type.qualificationlevel

Master's Thesis

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Charles University in Prague

Year dc:date.issued

2007

Author dc:creator

• Chabiniok, Radomir

• image processing
• segmentation,
• PDE
• Allen-Cahn equation
• cardiac MRI

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

oai:kclpure.kcl.ac.uk:studenttheses/adb18fc8-4761-442f-a32e-8f2ff0dd07ad

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:kclpure.kcl.ac.uk:studenttheses/adb18fc8-4761-442f-a32e-8f2ff0dd07ad