title: Liver CT image processing: a short introduction of the technical elements.
abstract: In this paper, we describe the technical aspects of image analysis for liver diagnosis and treatment, including the state-of-the-art of liver image analysis and its applications. After discussion on modalities for liver image analysis, various technical elements for liver image analysis such as registration, segmentation, modeling, and computer-assisted detection are covered with examples performed with clinical data sets. Perspective in the imaging technologies is also reviewed and discussed.
authors.affiliation: Image Computing and Analysis Laboratory, Department of Radiology, The University of Tokyo Hospital, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan. masutani-utrad@umin.ac.jp
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Masutani
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uozumi
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Akahane
authors.forename: Kuni
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ohtomo
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008954:Models, Biological; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*