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Preface |
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Part I Introduction |
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1 Overview of Biomedical Image Understanding Methods |
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1.1 Segmentation and Object Detection, |
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1.1.1 Methods Based on Image Processing Techniques, |
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1.1.2 Methods Using Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning Algorithms, |
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1.1.3 Model and Atlas-Based Segmentation, |
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1.1.4 Multispectral Segmentation, |
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1.1.5 User Interactions in Interactive Segmentation Methods, |
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1.1.6 Frontiers of Biomedical Image Segmentation, |
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1.2.1 Taxonomy of Registration Methods, |
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1.2.2 Frontiers of Registration for Biomedical Image Understanding, |
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1.3.1 Object Representation, |
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1.3.2 Feature Selection for Tracking, I |
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1.3.3 Object Tracking Technique, |
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1.3.4 Frontiers of Object Tracking, |
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1.4.1 Feature Extraction and Feature Selection, |
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1.4.3 Unsupervised Classification, |
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1.4.4 Classifier Combination, |
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1.4.5 Frontiers of Pattern Classification for Biomedical Image Understanding, |
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1.5 Knowledge-Based Systems, |
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1.5.1 Semantic Interpretation and Knowledge-Based Systems, |
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1.5.2 Knowledge-Based Vision Systems, |
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1.5.3 Knowledge-Based Vision Systems in Biomedical Image Analysis, |
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1.5.4 Frontiers of Knowledge-Based Systems, |
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Part II Segmentation And Object Detection |
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2 Medical Image Segmentation and its Application in Cardiac MRI |
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2.2.1 Active Contour Models, |
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2.2.2 Parametric and Nonparametric Contour Representation, |
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2.2.3 Graph-Based Image Segmentation, |
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2.3 Parametric Active Contours - The Snakes, |
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2.3.1 The Internal Spline Energy Eint, |
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2.3.2 The Image-Derived Energy Eimg, |
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2.3.3 The External Control Energy Econ, |
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2.3.4 Extension of Snakes and Summary of Parametric Active Contours, |
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2.4 Geometric Active Contours - The Level Sets, |
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2.4.1 Variational Level Set Methods, |
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2.4.2 Region-Based Variational Level Set Methods, |
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2.4.3 Summary of Level Set Methods, |
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2.5 Graph-Based Methods - The Graph Cuts, |
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2.5.1 Basic Graph Cuts Formulation, |
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2.5.2 Patch-Based Graph Cuts, |
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2.5.3 An Example of Graph Cuts, |
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2.5.4 Summary of Graph Cut Methods, |
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2.6 Case Study: Cardiac Image Segmentation Using A Dual Level Sets Model, |
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2.6.3 Experimental Results, |
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2.6.4 Conclusion of the Case Study, |
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2.7 Conclusion and Near-Future Trends, |
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3 Morphometric Measurements of the Retinal Vasculature in Fundus Images With Vampire |
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3.2 Assessing Vessel Width, |
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3.4 Are My Program's Measurements Accurate? |
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4 Analyzing Cell and Tissue Morphologies Using Pattern Recognition Algorithms |
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4.2 Texture Segmentation of Endometrial Images Using the Subspace Mumford-Shah Model, |
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4.2.1 Subspace Mumford-Shah Segmentation Model, |
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4.2.3 Once-and-For-All Approach, |
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4.3 Spot Clustering for Detection of Mutants in Keratinocytes, |
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4.3.1 Image Analysis Framework, |
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4.4 Cells and Nuclei Detection, |
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4.4.2 Neural Cells and Breast Cancer Cells Data, |
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4.4.3 Performance Evaluation, |
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4.5 Geometric Regional Graph Spectral Feature, |
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4.5.1 Conversion of Image Patches into Region Signatures, |
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4.5.2 Comparing Region Signatures, |
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4.5.3 Classification of Region Signatures, |
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4.5.4 Random Masking and Object Detection, |
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4.6 Mitotic Cells in the H&E Histopathological Images of Breast Cancer Carcinoma, |
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4.6.1 Mitotic Index Estimation, |
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4.6.2 Mitotic Candidate Selection, |
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4.6.3 Exclusive Independent Component Analysis (XICA), |
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4.6.4 Classification Using Sparse Representation, |
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4.6.5 Training and Testing Over Channels, |
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Part III Registration And Matching |
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5 3D Nonrigid Image Registration by Parzen-Window-Based Normalized Mutual Information and its Application on Mr-Guided Microwave Thermocoagulation of Liver Tumors |
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5.2 Parzen-Window-Based Normalized Mutual Information, |
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5.2.1 Definition of Parzen-Window Method, |
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5.2.2 Parzen-Window-Based Estimation of Joint Histogram, |
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5.2.3 Normalized Mutual Information and its Derivative, |
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5.3 Analysis of Kernel Selection, |
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5.3.1 The Designed Kernel, |
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5.3.2 Comparison in Theory, |
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5.3.3 Comparison by Experiments, |
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5.4 Application on MR-Guided Microwave Thermocoagulation of Liver Tumors, |
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5.4.1 Introduction of MR-Guided Microwave Thermocoagulation of Liver Tumors, |
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5.4.2 Nonrigid Registration by Parzen-Window-Based Mutual Information, |
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5.4.3 Evaluation on Phantom Data, |
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5.4.4 Evaluation on Clinical Cases, |
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6 2D/3D Image Registration For Endovascular Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Repair |
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6.2.2 2D/3D Registration Framework, |
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6.2.3 Feature-Based Registration, |
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6.2.4 Intensity-Based Registration, |
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6.2.5 Number of Imaging Planes, |
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6.2.6 2D/3D Registration for Endovascular AAA Repair, |
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6.3 Smart Utilization of Two X-Ray Images for Rigid-Body 2D/3D Registration, |
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6.3.1 2D/3D Registration: Challenges in EVAR, |
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6.3.2 3D Image Processing and DRR Generation, |
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6.3.3 2D Image Processing, |
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6.3.4 Similarity Measure, |
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6.4 Deformable 2D/3D Registration, |
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6.4.1 Problem Formulation, |
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6.4.2 Graph-Based Difference Measure, |
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6.4.3 Length Preserving Term, |
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6.5 Visual Check of Patient Movement Using Pelvis Boundary Detection, |
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6.6 Discussion and Conclusion, |
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Part IV Object Tracking |
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7 Motion Tracking in Medical Images |
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7.1.1 Point-Based Tracking, |
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7.1.2 Silhouette-Based Tracking, |
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7.1.3 Kernel-Based Tracking, |
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7.2.1 Point-Based Tracking, |
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7.2.2 Silhouette-Based Tracking, |
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7.2.3 Kernel-Based Tracking, |
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7.3 Bayesian Tracking Methods, |
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7.3.3 Summary of Bayesian Tracking Methods, |
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7.4.1 Mathematical Foundations of Deformable Models, |
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7.4.2 Energy-Minimizing Deformable Models, |
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7.4.3 Probabilistic Deformable Models, |
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7.4.4 Summary of Deformable Models, |
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7.5 Motion Tracking Based on the Harmonic Phase Algorithm, |
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7.6 Case Study: Pseudo Ground Truth-Based Nonrigid Registration of MRI for Tracking the Cardiac Motion, |
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7.6.1 Data Fidelity Term, |
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7.6.2 Spatial Smoothness Constraint, |
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7.6.3 Temporal Smoothness Constraint, |
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7.6.4 Energy Minimization, |
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7.6.5 Preliminary Results, |
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7.6.6 Nonrigid Registration of Myocardial Perfusion MRI, |
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7.6.7 Experimental Results, |
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7.8 Conclusion and Near-Future Trends, |
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Part V Classification |
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8 Blood Smear Analysis, Malaria Infection Detection, and Grading from Blood Cell Images |
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8.2 Pattern Classification Techniques, |
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8.2.1 Supervised and Nonsupervised Learning, |
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8.2.2 Bayesian Decision Theory, |
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8.2.4 Support Vector Machines, |
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8.3.2 Association between the Object Area and the Number of Cells Per Object, |
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8.3.4 Clump Characterization, |
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8.4 Dual-Model-Guided Image Segmentation and Recognition, |
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8.4.2 Strategies and Object Functions, |
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8.4.3 Endpoint Adjacency Map Construction and Edge Linking, |
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8.4.4 Parsing Contours and Their Convex Hulls, |
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8.4.5 A Recursive and Greedy Splitting Approach, |
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8.4.6 Incremental Model Updating and Bayesian Decision, |
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8.5 Infection Detection and Staging, |
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8.6 Experimental Results, |
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8.6.1 GWA Classification, |
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8.6.3 RBC Classification, |
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9 Liver Tumor Segmentation Using SVM Framework and Pathology Characterization Using Content-Based Image Retrieval |
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9.2 Liver Tumor Segmentation Under a Hybrid SVM Framework, |
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9.2.1 Fundamentals of SVM for Classification, |
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9.2.2 SVM Framework for Liver Tumor Segmentation and the Problems, |
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9.2.3 A Three-Stage Hybrid SVM Scheme for Liver Tumor Segmentation, |
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9.2.5 Evaluation Metrics, |
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9.3 Liver Tumor Characterization by Content-Based Image Retrieval, |
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9.3.1 Existing Work and the Rationale of Using CBIR, |
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9.3.2 Methodology Overview and Preprocessing, |
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9.3.3 Tumor Feature Representation, |
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9.3.4 Similarity Query and Tumor Pathological Type Prediction, |
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9.4.1 About Liver Tumor Segmentation Using Machine Learning, |
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9.4.2 About Liver Tumor Characterization Using CBIR, |
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10 Benchmarking Lymph Node Metastasis Classification for Gastric Cancer Staging |
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10.1.1 Introduction of GSI-CT, |
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363 | (3) |
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10.1.2 Imaging Findings of Gastric Cancer, |
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10.2 Related Feature Selection, Metric Learning, and Classification Methods, |
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10.2.1 Feature Extraction, |
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10.2.3 Feature Selection, |
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10.2.4 AdaBoost and EAdaBoost Algorithms, |
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10.3 Preprocessing Method for GSI-CT Data, |
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10.3.1 Data Acquisition for GSI-CT Data, |
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10.3.2 Univariate Analysis, |
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10.4 Classification Results For GSI-CT Data of Gastric Cancer, |
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10.4.1 Experimental Results of mRMR-KNN, |
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10.4.2 Experimental Results of SFS-KNN, |
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10.4.3 Experimental Results of Metric Learning, |
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10.4.4 Experiments Results of AdaBoost and EAdaBoost, |
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10.4.5 Experiment Analysis, |
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10.5 Conclusion and Future Work, |
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Part VI Knowledge-Based Systems |
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11 The Use of Knowledge in Biomedical Image Analysis |
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11.2 Data, Information, and Knowledge? |
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11.2.1 Data Versus Information, |
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11.2.2 Knowledge Versus Information, |
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11.3 What Kind of Information/Knowledge Can be Introduced? |
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11.4 How to Introduce Information in Computer Vision Systems? |
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11.4.1 Nature of Prior Information/Knowledge, |
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12 Active Shape Model for Contour Detection of Anatomical Structure |
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12.2.1 Free-Form Deformable Models, |
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12.2.2 Parametrically Deformable Models, |
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12.3.1 Point Distribution Model, |
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12.3.2 Active Shape Model (ASM), |
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12.4.1 Boundary Detection of Optic Disk, |
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12.4.2 Lens Structure Detection, |
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