title: An automated method for hemorrhage detection in traumatic pelvic injuries.
abstract: Hemorrhage is the main cause of deaths that occurs within first 24 hours after a traumatic pelvic injury. Therefore, it is very important to determine hemorrhage quickly. Hemorrhages are detected using a CT scan. However, it is very time consuming for physicians to look for hemorrhage in all CT slices. Therefore, an automated system is needed. This paper proposes an automated hemorrhage detection technique by incorporating anatomical information of pelvic region. The results showed method performs comparably to manual methods. A statistical test is conducted to see if the volume of hemorrhage detected using this technique is significantly different from the volume assessed manually.
authors.affiliation: Electrical & Computer Engineering Department, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA. davulurip@vcu.edu
authors.forename: Pavani
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Davuluri
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Kevin R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: Charles H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Cockrell
authors.forename: Kayvan
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Najarian
authors.forename: Rosalyn S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Hobson
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated / Q000379:methods*; D010384:Pelvic Bones / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D011857:Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods*