Comparisons of centerline extraction methods for liver blood vessels in ImageJ and 3D slicer

Zhimin Wang, Yanling Chi, Weimin Huang, Sudhakar K. Venkatesh, Qi Tian, Thiha Oo, Jiayin Zhou, Wei Xiong, Jimin Liu

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Abstract

In this paper, we introduce the centerline extraction processes of the liver vessel systems by using the plug-ins in ImageJ and 3D Slicer. The Skeletonize (2D/3D) plug-in in ImageJ is easy to use, and only based on the volumetric data. It performs fast and require no user interactions in terms of seed points selection. The VMTK toolkit in 3D slicer is more powerful. It uses the surface model and can provide more smooth and consistent results. Due to its complexities, it requires more computational resources and user specified seed points. Some possible improvements for these two methods are discussed.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages276-279
Number of pages4
StatePublished - 2010
Event2nd Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association Annual Summit and Conference, APSIPA ASC 2010 - Biopolis, Singapore
Duration: Dec 14 2010Dec 17 2010

Other

Other2nd Asia-Pacific Signal and Information Processing Association Annual Summit and Conference, APSIPA ASC 2010
Country/TerritorySingapore
CityBiopolis
Period12/14/1012/17/10

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Networks and Communications
  • Information Systems

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