Abstract
We introduce a novel method for modeling the natural anatomical variation of an organ along inter-patient and intra-patient axes using a bilinear model. Bilinear models are attractive for this purpose since one type of variation can be explored while the other is held constant. We apply our model to total 204 prostate shapes contoured from CT imagery of 12 different patients, and show that the learned bilinear models can fit both training and testing shapes accurately. We also demonstrate the superior performance of the bilinear model over a linear model with the same number of parameters in adapting to prostate shapes from a new patient acquired immediately prior to consecutive fractions of radiation therapy.
Keywords
Bilinear Model, radiation therapy, prostate
Subject Categories
Diagnostic imaging
Disciplines
Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering
Publisher
Bernard M. Gordon Center for Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Systems (Gordon-CenSSIS)
Publication Date
2006
Rights Holder
Bernard M. Gordon Center for Subsurface Sensing and Imaging Systems (Gordon-CenSSIS)
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Recommended Citation
Jeong, Yongwon and Radke, Richard J., "Modelling Inter- and Intra- Patient Anatomical Variation Using a Bilinear Model" (2006). Research Thrust R2 Presentations. Paper 29. http://hdl.handle.net/2047/d10008408
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Notes
Poster presentation at the 2006 Thrust R2D Image Understanding and Sensor Fusion Methods Conference