Ultrasound image segmentation: a survey

Alison Noble (1) , Djamal Boukerroui (2)

1 BioMedIA - University of Oxford Biomedical Image AnalysisLaboratory
2 Heudiasyc - Heuristique et Diagnostic des Systèmes Complexes [Compiègne]

This article reviews ultrasound segmentation methods, in a broad sense, focusing on techniques developed for medical B-mode ultrasound images. First, we present a review of articles by clinical application to highlight the approaches that have been investigated and degree of validation that has been done in different clinical domains. Then, we present a classification of methodology in terms of use of prior information. We conclude by selecting 10 papers which have presented original ideas that have demonstrated particular clinical usefulness or potential specific to the ultrasound segmentation problem.

Keywords: Segmentation; ultrasound; B-scan; review

Domains: Image Processing [eess.IV]

Alison Noble, Djamal Boukerroui. Ultrasound image segmentation: a survey. IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 2006, 25 (8), pp.987-1010. ⟨10.1109/TMI.2006.877092⟩. ⟨hal-00338658⟩