Automatic Articular Cartilage Segmentation Based on Pattern Recognition from Knee MRI Images.

An automatic method for cartilage segmentation using knee MRI images is described. Three binary classifiers with integral and partial pixel features are built using the Bayesian theorem to segment the femoral cartilage, tibial cartilage and patellar cartilage separately. First, an iterative procedur...

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Published in:Journal of Digital Imaging Vol. 28; no. 6; pp. 695 - 704
Main Authors: Pang, Jianfei, Li, PengYue, Qiu, Mingguo, Chen, Wei, Qiao, Liang
Format: algorithm diagnostic images equations & formulas research tables/charts Journal Article
Published: Springer Nature Dec2015
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          Pang, Jianfei
          Li, PengYue
          Qiu, Mingguo
          Chen, Wei
          Qiao, Liang
        affil: Department of Medical Image, College of Biomedical Engineering, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing China
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          Cartilage, Articular Radiography
          Magnetic Resonance Imaging
          Knee Joint Radiography
          Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted Methods
          Cartilage, Articular Pathology
          Automation
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      ab: An automatic method for cartilage segmentation using knee MRI images is described. Three binary classifiers with integral and partial pixel features are built using the Bayesian theorem to segment the femoral cartilage, tibial cartilage and patellar cartilage separately. First, an iterative procedure based on the feedback of the number of strong edges is designed to obtain an appropriate threshold for the Canny operator and to extract the bone-cartilage interface from MRI images. Second, the different edges are identified based on certain features, which allow for different cartilage to be distinguished synchronously. The cartilage is segmented preliminarily with minimum error Bayesian classifiers that have been previously trained. According to the cartilage edge and its anatomic location, the speed of segmentation is improved. Finally, morphological operations are used to improve the primary segmentation results. The cartilage edge is smooth in the automatic segmentation results and shows good consistency with manual segmentation results. The mean Dice similarity coefficient is 0.761.
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