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ACL and PCL of the knee joint in the computer diagnostics

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Abstract

The essential aim of the presented studies is the feature vector of the anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments (ACL and PCL) finding. The feature vector must satisfy mandatory two tasks. The first one has to clearly define the ligaments structure and the second has to make easier diagnose their. The feature vector finding is based on the successive steps in extraction process of both ACL and PCL. In the first stage a region of interest including cruciate ligaments (CLs) is outlined. The automatic method of location of the CL on the T1-weighted (T1W) MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) knee images is based on fuzzy C-means (FCM) algorithm with median modification. The next step of that process is an extraction of the cruciate ligament structure using the fuzzy connectedness approach. In the last stage the feature vector is built. The most important criterium in the CLs diagnosis are the surface area and shape CL structures. Therefore the feature vector has to include the surface area and skeleton of the segmented and extracted structures of the cruciate ligaments.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 21st International Conference on Mixed Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, MIXDES 2014
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages489-492
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9788363578046
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Event21st International Conference on Mixed Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, MIXDES 2014 - Lublin, Poland
Duration: 19 Jun 201421 Jun 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 21st International Conference on Mixed Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, MIXDES 2014

Conference

Conference21st International Conference on Mixed Design of Integrated Circuits and Systems, MIXDES 2014
Country/TerritoryPoland
CityLublin
Period19/06/1421/06/14

Keywords

  • Anterior cruciate ligament
  • Fuzzy C-means
  • Fuzzy connectedness
  • Image segmentation
  • Posterior cruciate ligament

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hardware and Architecture
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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