2020
A Semi-supervised Joint Network for Simultaneous Left Ventricular Motion Tracking and Segmentation in 4D Echocardiography
Ta K, Ahn SS, Stendahl JC, Sinusas AJ, Duncan JS. A Semi-supervised Joint Network for Simultaneous Left Ventricular Motion Tracking and Segmentation in 4D Echocardiography. Lecture Notes In Computer Science 2020, 12266: 468-477. PMID: 33094292, PMCID: PMC7576886, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-59725-2_45.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUnsupervised motion tracking of left ventricle in echocardiography
Ahn SS, Ta K, Lu A, Stendahl JC, Sinusas AJ, Duncan JS. Unsupervised motion tracking of left ventricle in echocardiography. Proceedings Of SPIE--the International Society For Optical Engineering 2020, 11319: 113190z-113190z-7. PMID: 32994659, PMCID: PMC7521020, DOI: 10.1117/12.2549572.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMotion trackingGround truth displacement fieldsConvolutional neural networkAccurate motion trackingDense displacement fieldB-mode echocardiography imagesU-NetNeural networkTracking frameworkNon-rigid registration algorithmTarget imageRegistration algorithmTarget frameSource frameAlgorithmEchocardiography imagesFavorable performanceDatasetImagesTrackingDisplacement estimationLarge amountEchocardiographic imagesSegmentationNetwork
2018
Efficient Two-Pass 3-D Speckle Tracking for Ultrasound Imaging
Jeng GS, Zontak M, Parajuli N, Lu A, Ta K, Sinusas AJ, Duncan JS, O'Donnell M. Efficient Two-Pass 3-D Speckle Tracking for Ultrasound Imaging. IEEE Access 2018, 6: 17415-17428. PMID: 30740286, PMCID: PMC6365000, DOI: 10.1109/access.2018.2815522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlock matchingSmall search regionConventional block matchingLarge computational loadLow frame rateImage editingMotion estimationComputational loadGround truth displacementPerformance issuesSearch regionExhaustive searchTwo-pass methodFrame rateComputational costTracking methodTrackingDisplacement estimatesUltrasound elasticityCardiac elasticityTwo-passMatchingSquare errorSpeckle decorrelationPatchMatch
2011
Segmentation of 3D radio frequency echocardiography using a spatio-temporal predictor
Pearlman PC, Tagare HD, Lin BA, Sinusas AJ, Duncan JS. Segmentation of 3D radio frequency echocardiography using a spatio-temporal predictor. Medical Image Analysis 2011, 16: 351-360. PMID: 22078842, PMCID: PMC3267850, DOI: 10.1016/j.media.2011.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsAnimalsComputer SimulationDogsEchocardiography, Three-DimensionalHeart VentriclesImage EnhancementImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedImaging, Three-DimensionalModels, CardiovascularModels, StatisticalPattern Recognition, AutomatedReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificitySubtraction TechniqueConceptsLeft ventricular endocardial boundarySpatio-temporal predictorsStandard level setRF dataSpatio-temporal coherenceNeighboring framesImage sequencesBoundary detectionMultiple framesImage inhomogeneitySegmentationEndocardial boundaryGeometric constraintsManual tracingRF ultrasoundAlgorithmLevel setsEchocardiographic imagesFrameConditional modelLinear predictorTrackingSpatial modelImagesRobustnessAn Expectation Maximization Based Method for Subcellular Particle Tracking Using Multi-angle TIRF Microscopy
Liang L, Shen H, De Camilli P, Toomre DK, Duncan JS. An Expectation Maximization Based Method for Subcellular Particle Tracking Using Multi-angle TIRF Microscopy. Lecture Notes In Computer Science 2011, 14: 629-636. PMID: 22003671, PMCID: PMC3648983, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-23623-5_79.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSegmentation of 3D RF Echocardiography Using a Multiframe Spatio-temporal Predictor
Pearlman PC, Tagare HD, Lin BA, Sinusas AJ, Duncan JS. Segmentation of 3D RF Echocardiography Using a Multiframe Spatio-temporal Predictor. Lecture Notes In Computer Science 2011, 22: 37-48. PMID: 21761644, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-22092-0_4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft ventricular endocardial boundarySpatio-temporal predictorsStandard level setSpatio-temporal coherenceNeighboring framesImage sequencesBoundary detectionRF dataMultiple framesImage inhomogeneitySegmentationEndocardial boundaryGeometric constraintsManual tracingRF ultrasoundLevel setsConditional modelEchocardiographic imagesFrameLinear predictorAlgorithmTrackingSpatial modelImagesRobustness
2010
3D Radio Frequency Ultrasound Cardiac Segmentation Using a Linear Predictor
Pearlman PC, Tagare HD, Sinusas AJ, Duncan JS. 3D Radio Frequency Ultrasound Cardiac Segmentation Using a Linear Predictor. Lecture Notes In Computer Science 2010, 13: 502-509. PMID: 20879268, PMCID: PMC3889143, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-15705-9_61.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsAnimalsComputer SimulationDogsEchocardiography, Three-DimensionalImage EnhancementImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedImaging, Three-DimensionalLinear ModelsModels, CardiovascularMyocardial InfarctionPattern Recognition, AutomatedRadio WavesReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityConceptsLeft ventricular endocardial boundaryStandard level setSpatio-temporal coherenceCardiac segmentationBoundary detectionImage inhomogeneityEndocardial boundarySegmentationGeometric constraintsManual tracingRadio frequency ultrasoundLinear predictorLevel setsRF dataEchocardiographic imagesB-mode dataTrackingImagesDataConstraintsSetDetection
2006
Towards pointwise motion tracking in echocardiographic image sequences – Comparing the reliability of different features for speckle tracking
Yu W, Yan P, Sinusas AJ, Thiele K, Duncan JS. Towards pointwise motion tracking in echocardiographic image sequences – Comparing the reliability of different features for speckle tracking. Medical Image Analysis 2006, 10: 495-508. PMID: 16574465, DOI: 10.1016/j.media.2005.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMotion trackingBetter compensation resultsRadio frequency signalsLarge deformationDisplacement estimationTissue motionFrequency signalsSmall deformationsRF signalCompensation resultsFiltered featuresTracking featuresDeformationLinear convolution modelExperiment resultsTrackingEchocardiographic image sequencesPhantom examplesReliability measuresImage sequencesB-modeInverse problemSignalsReliabilityDifferent features