422 STATISTICAL SHAPE MODELLING REVEALS FOCAL PATTERN OF CARTILAGE LOSS IN OAI PROGRESSION COHORT

Statistical Shape Modelling in Medical Imaging

Statistical Shape Modelling of the Levator Ani

Abstract. Defective pelvic organ support due to injuries of the levator ani is a common problem in women and its intervention requires a thorough understanding of the structure. Three-dimensional surfaces of the levator ani have proved to be a promising method of studying this. In this paper, we propose to build a statistical shape model (SSM) of the levator ani and describe a segmentation tech...

P 83: Progression of Hearing Loss in Experimental Meningitis

Hearing loss and meningitis were correlate in some aspects. Hearing loss is the situation that can be shown in cochlear or retrocochlear defects. Cochlear hearing loss is caused by inner or outer hair cell damage (however cochlear hearing loss has another causes, such as defect of arterial spiral ganglion, basilar and tectorial membrane) and retrocochlear hearing loss has neural origin and meni...

Shape variability and spatial relationships modeling in statistical pattern recognition

We focus on the problem of shape variability modeling in statistical pattern recognition. We present a nonlinear statistical model invariant to affine transformations. This model is learned on an ordinate set of points. The concept of relations between model components is also taken in account. This model is used to find curves and points partially occulted in the image. We present its applicat...

Statistical Shape Modelling of the Levator Ani with Thickness Variation

The levator ani is vulnerable to injury during childbirth and effective surgical intervention requires full knowledge of the morphology and mechanical properties of the muscle structure. The shape of the levator ani and regional thickening during different levels of physiological loading can provide an indication of pelvic floor dysfunction. This paper describes a coupled approach for shape and...