Chinese Optics Letters, 2015, 13 (9): 091701, Published Online: Sep. 14, 2018
Multiscale Hessian filter-based segmentation and quantification method for photoacoustic microangiography Download: 1289次
170.5120 Photoacoustic imaging 100.2980 Image enhancement 170.6935 Tissue characterization 170.3880 Medical and biological imaging
Abstract
The appearance of blood vessels is an important biomarker to distinguish diseased from healthy tissues in several fields of medical applications. Photoacoustic microangiography has the advantage of directly visualizing blood vessel networks within microcirculatory tissue. Usually these images are interpreted qualitatively. However, a quantitative analysis is needed to better describe the characteristics of the blood vessels. This Letter addresses this problem by leveraging an efficient multiscale Hessian filter-based segmentation method, and four measurement parameters are acquired. The feasibility of our approach is demonstrated on experimental data and we expect the proposed method to be beneficial for several microcirculatory disease studies.
Ting Liu, Mingjian Sun, Naizhang Feng, Zhenghua Wu, Yi Shen. Multiscale Hessian filter-based segmentation and quantification method for photoacoustic microangiography[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2015, 13(9): 091701.