@inproceedings{e34d9d59426642a188b9087c31c11f58,
title = "Multiview RT3D echocardiography image fusion",
abstract = "Real-time three-dimensional echocardiography (RT3DE) permits the acquisition and visualization of the beating heart in 3D. However, its actual utility is limited due to missing anatomical structures and limited field-of-view (FOV). We present an automatic two-stage registration and fusion method to integrate multiple single-view RT3DE images. The registration scheme finds a rigid transformation by using a multiresolution algorithm. The fusion is based on the 3D wavelet transform, utilizing the separation of the image into low- and high-frequency wavelet subbands. The qualitative and quantitative results, from 12 subjects, demonstrate that the proposed fusion framework helps in: (i) filling-in missing anatomical information, (ii) extending the FOV, and (iii) increasing the structural information and image contrast.",
keywords = "Echocardiography, Image fusion, Multiview, Real-time 3d, RT3DE",
author = "Kashif Rajpoot and Noble, {J. Alison} and Vicente Grau and Cezary Szmigielski and Harald Becher",
year = "2009",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-642-01932-6_15",
language = "English",
isbn = "3642019315",
series = "Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)",
pages = "134--143",
booktitle = "Functional Imaging and Modeling of the Heart - 5th International Conference, FIMH 2009, Proceedings",
note = "5th International Conference on Functional Imaging and Modeling of the Heart, FIMH 2009 ; Conference date: 03-06-2009 Through 05-06-2009",
}