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A method of medical image segmentation based on support vector machine (SVM) for density estimation is presented. We used this estimator to construct a prior model of the image intensity and curvature profile of the structure from training images. When segmenting a novel image similar to the training images, the technique of narrow level set method is used. The higher dimensional surface evolution metric is defined by the prior model instead of by energy minimization function. This method offers several advantages. First, SVM for density estimation is consistent and its solution is sparse. Second, compared to the traditional level set methods, this method incorporates shape information on the object to be segmented into the segmentation process. Segmentation results are demonstrated on synthetic images, MR images and ultrasonic images.
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Project (No. 2003CB716103) supported by the National Basic Research Program (973) of China and the Key Lab for Image Processing and Intelligent Control of National Education Ministry, China
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Zhang, Z., Zhang, S., Zhang, Cx. et al. SVM for density estimation and application to medical image segmentation. J. Zhejiang Univ. - Sci. B 7, 365–372 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1631/jzus.2006.B0365
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1631/jzus.2006.B0365