title: Temporal tracking of coronaries in multi-slice computed tomography.
abstract: A method is proposed that performs a temporal tracking of the coronaries in multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) dynamic sequences. The process exploits geometric moments and a local cylindrical approximation of the vessel to estimate the local characteristics of the structure in each volume and estimate its displacement along the sequence. The research strategy is based on a region matching process to find the location of the point in the successive volumes. A spatial tracking is then applied to refine its location inside the vessel. Tests have been achieved on simulated and real displacements of coronary segments.
authors.affiliation: INSERM, U642, Rennes, F-35000, France. soizic.laguitton@univ-rennes1.fr
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Laguitton
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boldak
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Toumoulin
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D003331:Coronary Vessels; D006321:Heart / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D009200:Myocardial Contraction; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*