Segmentation Of The Abdominal Aorta From Transverse MR Images
T. Jackson, Michael Merickel, Kevin S. Spetz · 2005
An algorithm to automatically segment the aorta from transverse MR images has been developed as part of a system to non-invasively evaluate the progression of atherosclerosis. After MR images of the abdomen are acquired, the aorta is segmented from the image. The tissues in the aorta wall are classified and the extent of each stage of the disease is quantified. A threedimensional reconstruction of the classified aorta is used to visualized the tissues in the aorta wall.