IEICE Technical Report

Print edition: ISSN 0913-5685      Online edition: ISSN 2432-6380

Volume 108, Number 385

Medical Imaging

Workshop Date : 2009-01-19 - 2009-01-21 / Issue Date : 2009-01-12

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Table of contents

MI2008-55
[Keynote Address] Quantitative Image Analysis of Breast MRI
Maryellen L. Giger (Univ. of Chicago)
p. 1

MI2008-56
[Special Invited Talk] Molecular Imaging at National Taiwan University
Pai-Chi Li (National Taiwan Univ.)
p. 3

MI2008-57
[Invited Talk] Diffusion Spectrum Imaging of Connective Structures in Normal and Disease Brain
Wen-Yih Isaac Tseng (National Taiwan Univ. College of Medicine and Hospital)
pp. 5 - 8

MI2008-58
Automated method for segmentation of white matter and gray matter regions with multiple sclerosis in 3T MR images
Taiki Magome, Hidetaka Arimura (Kyushu Univ.), Shingo Kakeda (Univ. of Occupational and Environmental Health), Daisuke Yamamoto, Yasuo Kawata (Kyushu Univ.), Yasuo Yamashita (Kyushu Univ. Hospital), Masafumi Ohki, Fukai Toyofuku, Yoshiharu Higashida (Kyushu Univ.), Yukunori Korogi (Univ. of Occupational and Environmental Health)
pp. 9 - 10

MI2008-59
Cortical Dysplasia Detection Method with Support Vector Machine in Pediatric Brain MR Images
Nobuyoshi Kawakami (Univ. of Hyogo), Syoji Kobashi (Univ. of Hyogo/Osaka Univ.), Kuriko Kagitani-Shimono (Osaka Univ.), Seturo Imawaki (Ishikawa Hospital), Masako Taniike (Osaka Univ.), Yutaka Hata (Univ. of Hyogo/Osaka Univ.)
pp. 11 - 16

MI2008-60
The Influences of Jaw Postures on the Upper Airway of Non-obese Severe Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients -- An Image Study --
Chuan Luen Wu, Yunn-Jy Chen, Pailin Lee, Tiffany Ting-Fang Shih (National Taiwan Univ.)
pp. 17 - 19

MI2008-61
MR Spectroscopy of Skeletal Muscle in Male Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Chih-Wei Yu, Tiffany Ting-Fang Shih, Meng-Yueh Chien (National Taiwan Univ.), Peilin Lee (National Taiwan Hospital), Chao-Yu Hsu, Bang-Bin Chen (National Taiwan Univ.), Yi-Miau Chen (National Taiwan Hospital)
pp. 21 - 24

MI2008-62
Correlations between potentiation mechanisms of long-term plyometric training and performance; myoelectrical, chemomechanical potentiation and elastic energy utilization
Yu-Kuang Wu, Lien Yu-Hui, Kwan-Hwa Lin, Tiffany Ting-Fang Shih, Tyng-Guey Wang, Hsing-Kuo Wang (National Taiwan Univ.)
pp. 25 - 30

MI2008-63
[Invited Talk] Computer-aided Diagnosis for 2D, 3D, and Whole Breast Ultrasound
Ruey-Feng Chang (National Taiwan Univ.)
p. 31

MI2008-64
Using Tumor Morphology to Classify Benign and Malignant Solid Breast Masses:Speckle Reduction Imaging (SRI) versus Non-SRI Ultrasound Imaging
Hsien-Chang Chuang (Tunghai Univ.), Dar-Ren Chen (Changhua Christian Hospital), Yu-Len Huang (Tunghai Univ.)
pp. 33 - 36

MI2008-65
Motion Tracking of Local Myocardial Tissue Using DP Tracking Method on M-mode Echocardiogram
Chen Chao, Wataru Ohyama, Tetsushi Wakabayashi, Fumitaka Kimura (Mie Univ.), Kiyotsugu Sekioka (Sekioka Clinic)
pp. 37 - 40

MI2008-66
Development of whole breast ultrasound system with CAD function
Yuji Ikedo, Daisuke Fukuoka, Gobert Lee, Takeshi Hara, Hiroshi Fujita (Gifu Univ.), Etsuo Takada (Dokkyo Medical Univ.), Tokiko Endo (Nagoya Medical Center), Takako Morita (Chunichi Hospital)
pp. 41 - 42

MI2008-67
The design of the ultrasonic three-dimensional filter for the liver disease diagnosis
Tadashi Yamaguchi (Chiba Univ.), Hiroyuki Hachiya (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.)
pp. 43 - 46

MI2008-68
Liver image registration with constraint applied for accurate tumor localization
Duhgoon Lee, Woo Hyun Nam, Jong Beom Ra (KAIST)
pp. 47 - 48

MI2008-69
Automatic Lung Nodule Registration in Serial CT Scans
Hyun Hee Jo, Helen Hong (Seoul Women's Univ.), Jin Mo Goo, Chang Min Park (Seoul National Univ. Hospital)
pp. 49 - 50

MI2008-70
[Invited Talk] In Vivo Optical Virtual Biopsy by Using Harmonic Generation Microscopy
Chi-Kuang Sun (National Taiwan Univ./Academia Sinica)
pp. 51 - 52

MI2008-71
Development of an Automated Hemorrhages Detection Algorithm on Retinal Fundus Images
Yuji Hatanaka (Univ. of Shiga Pref.), Hiroshi Nonogaki, Teruhiko Kitagawa (Gifu National College of Tech.), Chisako Muramatsu (Gifu Univ.), Yoshinori Hayashi (Tak), Toshiaki Nakagawa (Kowa), Akira Sawada, Kazuhide Kawase, Hiroshi Fujita (Gifu Univ.)
pp. 53 - 58

MI2008-72
Determination of Cup Region in Optic Nerve Head by Use of Stereo Fundus Image Pairs for Diagnosis of Glaucoma
Chisako Muramatsu (Gifu Univ), Toshiaki Nakagawa (Kowa), Akira Sawada, Keisuke Fukuta (Gifu Univ), Yuji Hatanaka (Univ Shiga Pref.), Tetsuya Yamamoto, Hiroshi Fujita (Gifu Univ)
pp. 59 - 62

MI2008-73
Dispersion and exaggeration:Infrared Thermograph before and after carotid stenting
Ai-Hsien Li (Far Eastern Memorial Hospital/Chung-Yuan Christian Univ.), Ching-Sung Weng, Jenn-Lung Su (Chung-Yuan Christian Univ.), Shu-Hsun Chu (Far Eastern Memorial Hospital)
pp. 63 - 68

MI2008-74
A novel hierarchical K-means clustering for white blood cells segmentation
Kuo-Ching Liu (China Medical Univ.), Hsien-Chu Wu, Jen-Yun Shiu (National Taichung Inst.of Tech.)
pp. 69 - 74

MI2008-75
[Poster Presentation] A CAD System for Osteoporosis from Computed Radiography Images
Yuya Kataoka, Seiji Murakami, Hyoungseop Kim, Joo Kooi Tan, Seiji Ishikawa (Kyushu Inst. of Tech.)
pp. 75 - 78

MI2008-76
[Poster Presentation] A comparative study of Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) and Computer-Aided Volume Measurement
Hosang Jeon, Gyuseong Cho (KAIST), Jin Hwan Kim (Chung-Nam National Univ. Hospital)
pp. 79 - 82

MI2008-77
[Poster Presentation] High-speed Detection Method of Solitary Nodules in 3D Chest CT images Based on Cylindrical Filter
Atsushi Teramoto (Fujita Health Univ.), Masatoshi Tsuzaka (Nagoya Univ.), Takeshi Hara, Hiroshi Fujita (Gifu Univ.)
pp. 83 - 86

MI2008-78
[Poster Presentation] A computer-aided diagnosis of brain SPECT imaging using wavelets
Tang-Kai Yin (National Univ.of Kaohsiung), Nan-Tsing Chiu (National Cheng Kung Univ.Hospital)
pp. 87 - 92

MI2008-79
[Poster Presentation] Improving Accuracy of Airway Wall Thickness in MDCT Using a Deconvolution Technique: A Swine Phantom Study
Sang Joon Park, Jin Mo Goo, Jong Hyo Kim (Seoul National Univ.)
pp. 93 - 96

MI2008-80
[Poster Presentation] A semi-automatic approach for evaluating thoracic kyphosis and lumbar lordosis on X-ray CT images
Tatsuro Hayashi, Xiangrong Zhou, Huayue Chen, Takeshi Hara, Hiroshi Fujita, Ryujiro Yokoyama, Masayuki Kanematsu, Hiroaki Hoshi (Gifu Univ.)
pp. 97 - 100

MI2008-81
[Poster Presentation] Classification method of pulmonary vein and artery based on multi-slice CT images
Mikio Matsuhiro, Shinsuke Saita, Mitsuru Kubo, Yoshiki Kawata, Noboru Niki (University of Tokushima), Yasutaka Nakano, Masashi Takahashi (Shiga University of Medical Science), Hiromu Nishitani (University of Tokushima), Hironobu Ohmatsu (National Cancer Hospital East), Kenji Eguchi (Teikyo University), Masahiro Kaneko (National Cancer Center Hospital), Noriyuki Moriyama (National Cancer Research Center for Cancer Prevention and Screen)
pp. 101 - 103

MI2008-82
[Poster Presentation] Evolution of Lung Cancer Based on PET/CT Images
Keita Ishimatsu, Shinsuke Saita, Mitsuru Kubo, Yoshiki Kawata, Noboru Niki, Hideki Ohtsuka, Hiromu Nishitani (Tokushima Univ.), Hironobu Ohmatsu (National Cancer Center), Kenji Eguchi (Teikyo Univ.), Masahiro Kaneko, Noriyuki Moriyama (National Cancer Center)
pp. 105 - 109

MI2008-83
[Poster Presentation] Structure analysis of the secondary Palmonary Lobules by using synchrotron radiation CT images
Kouji Kageyama, Yoshiki Kawata, Noboru Niki (Tokushima Univ.), Keiji Umetani (JASRI), Harumi Itoh (Fukui Univ.), Noriyuki Moriyama (National Cancer Center)
pp. 111 - 114

MI2008-84
[Poster Presentation] A Computer-aided Diagnosis System for Pulmonary Emphysema
Jun Nakai, Shinsuke Saita, Mitsuru Kubo, Yoshiki Kawata, Noboru Niki (University of Tokushima), Yasutaka Nakano (Shiga University of Medical Science), Hironobu Ohmatsu (National Cancer Hospital East), Keigo Tominaga (Tochigi Public Health Service Association), Kenji Eguchi (Teikyo University), Noriyuki Moriyama (National Cancer Research Center for Cancer Prevention and Screen)
pp. 115 - 119

MI2008-85
[Poster Presentation] Bronchial Wall Regions Extraction Algorithm using Multi Slice CT Images
Kengo Akashi, Shinsuke Saita, Mitsuru Kubo, Yoshiki Kawata, Noboru Niki (Tokushima City Univ), Yasutaka Nakano (Shiga Univ of Medical Science), Yuichi Takiguchi, Naoko Kawata, Nobuhiro Tanabe (Chiba City Univ), Hironobu Ohmatsu (National Cancer Center), Kenji Eguchi (Teikyou City Univ), Masahiro Kaneko, Noriyuki Moriyama (National Cancer Center)
pp. 121 - 124

MI2008-86
[Poster Presentation] Analysis of time interval changes of pattern for discrimination of pulmonary nodule based on CT number histogram
Akira Kawamata, Yoshiki Kawata, Noboru Niki (Tokushima Univ), Hironobu Ohmatsu (National Cancer Center), Kenji Eguchi (Teikyou Univ), Masahiro Kaneko (National Cancer Center), Noriyuki Moriyama (Natinal Cancer Center)
pp. 125 - 130

MI2008-87
[Poster Presentation] Quantitative evaluation of Pulmonary Emphysema Using Thoracic 3-D CT Images
Haruki Nakago, Jun Nakai, Shinsuke Saita, Mitsuru Kubo, Yoshiki Kawata, Noboru Niki (Tokushima Univ.), Satoko Mizuno, Yuichi Takiguchi, Nobuhiro Tanabe, Koichiro Tatsumi (Chiba Univ.)
pp. 131 - 134

MI2008-88
[Poster Presentation] An automated distinction of DICOM image for lung cancer CAD
Hidenobu Suzuki, Shinsuke Saita, Mitsuru Kubo, Yoshiki Kawata, Noboru Niki, Hiromu Nishitani (Univ. of Tokushima), Hironobu Ohmatsu (National Cancer Center Hospital East), Kenji Eguchi (Teikyo Univ.), Masahiro Kaneko (National Cancer Center Hospital), Noriyuki Moriyama (National Cancer Center)
pp. 135 - 138

MI2008-89
[Poster Presentation] Phase Unwrapping Method for Phase-Contrast X-Ray CT Using AR-Model
Takaaki Horii, Qingkai Huo, Tadanori Fukami, Tetsuya Yuasa (Yamagata Univ.), Jin Wu, Thet-Thet- Lwin, Tohoru Takeda (Univ. of Tsukuba), Kazuyuki Hyodo (High Energy Accelerator Research Organization), Akio Yoneyama (Hitachi), Takao Akatsuka (Yamagata Univ.)
pp. 139 - 144

MI2008-90
[Poster Presentation] L1 minimization based EM algorithm for PET Reconstruction
Seokyoon Choi, Jang-seok Oh (Korea Univ.), Chang-soo Kim (Catholic Univ. of Pusan), Mingi Kim (Korea Univ.)
pp. 145 - 149

MI2008-91
[Poster Presentation] The Effect of Smoothing in Temporal Observation of Bone Scintigraphic Images
Siri guleng, Shigehiro Fukushima (Kyushu Univ), Seiji Kawamura, Ryuji Ikematsu, Hisao Miura, Teruo Miyakawa (Kurume Univ Hospital), Masatoshi Ishibashi, Naofumi Hayabuchi (Kurume Univ)
pp. 151 - 156

MI2008-92
[Poster Presentation] Quality Improvement of the Reconstruction Image on a PET System with Irregular Sensitivity Caused by Geometrical Arrangement
Shingo Yoshizawa, Takashi Obi, Hideaki Tashima, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Nagaaki Ohyama (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.)
pp. 157 - 162

MI2008-93
[Poster Presentation] Implementation of statistical 3D-PET image reconstruction with motion correction
Shoko Kinouchi (Chiba Univ.), Taiga Yamaya (National Institute of Radiological Sciences), Tomoyuki Hasegawa (Kitasato Univ.), Tetsuya Kobayashi (Tsukuba Univ.), Hideo Murayama (National Institute of Radiological Sciences), Mikio Suga (Chiba Univ.)
pp. 163 - 164

MI2008-94
[Poster Presentation] Improvement of snake model for ventricle segmentation in MRI
Seokyoon Choi, Ho-Chul Kim, Kwhang-hee Choi, Mingi Kim (Korea Univ.)
pp. 165 - 168

MI2008-95
[Poster Presentation] Segmentation of artery area for Non-enhanced Fresh Blood Imaging from the MR Imaging
Takashi Nishizaki, Akiyoshi Yamamoto, Hyoungseop Kim, Joo Kooi Tan, Seiji Ishikawa (Kyusyu Inst. of Tech.)
pp. 169 - 172

MI2008-96
[Poster Presentation] Automatic Prostate Segmentation using Shape and Gradient Information in MR Images
Yu Jin Jang, Helen Hong (Seoul Women's Univ.), Hak Jong Lee, Sung Il Hwang (Seoul National Univ. Bundang Hospital)
pp. 173 - 174

MI2008-97
[Poster Presentation] An extraction process of metastatic liver tumors in contrast enhanced CT images learned by a boosting algorithm
Takuya Narihira, Akinobu Shimizu, Daisuke Furukawa, Hidefumi Kobatake (TUAT), Shigeru Nawano (IUHW), Kenji Shinozaki (NKCC)
pp. 175 - 180

MI2008-98
[Poster Presentation] Pancreas segmentation from three dimensional contrast enhanced CT images based on a patient specific atlas
Tatsuya Kimoto, Akinobu Shimizu, Hidefumi Kobatake (TUAT), Shigeru Nawano (IUHW), Kenji Shinozaki (NKCC)
pp. 181 - 186

MI2008-99
[Poster Presentation] Automated estimation of the position of prostate using a shape model in CT images
Itoshi Naramura, Tatsuro Hayashi, Xiangrong Zhou, Takeshi Hara, Huayue Chen, Hiroshi Fujita (Gifu Univ.), Ryujiro Yokoyama, Masayuki Kanematsu (Gifu Univ. Hospital), Hiroaki Hoshi (Gifu Univ.)
pp. 187 - 190

MI2008-100
[Poster Presentation] Segmentation and Classification for fusion HCC Biopsy Images
Shou-Kuo Dai, Yen-Chih Wu (Chaoyang Univ. of Tech.), Yee-Jee Jan, Shu-Chuan Lin (Taichung Veterans General Hospital)
pp. 191 - 196

MI2008-101
[Poster Presentation] Multiscale Polyp Segmentation Algorithm in CT Colonography
June-Goo Lee, Jong Hyo Kim (Seoul National Univ.), Se Hyung Kim (Seoul National Univ. Hospital)
pp. 197 - 201

MI2008-102
[Poster Presentation] Automatic Segmentation and Clustering of Honeycombing Lesion in the High Resolution CT Images
Young Jae Kim, Sang Joon Park (Seoul National Univ. Hospital), Kwang Gi Kim (Department of Biomedical Engineering), Chang Yong Heo, Woo Ram Son, Jong Hyo Kim (Seoul National Univ. Hospital)
pp. 203 - 206

MI2008-103
[Poster Presentation] Comparison of Cardiac Images on Various 3D Programs and CT machines -- Gain and Loss --
Dong Hun Kim (Soonchunhyang Univ. Bucheon Hospital), Eun Ha Suk (Ulsan Univ. College of Medicine)
pp. 207 - 212

MI2008-104
[Tutorial Invited Lecture] Multi-Modality Breast CAD
Maryellen L. Giger (Univ. of Chicago)
p. 213

MI2008-105
[Keynote Address] Recent Developments in Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) Analysis
Charles E. Metz (Univ. of Chicago)
p. 215

MI2008-106
[Special Invited Talk] Trends in Research on CAD in Japan
Hidefumi Kobatake (Tokyo Univ. of Agriculture and Tech.)
pp. 217 - 218

MI2008-107
[Invited Talk] Image Registration Techniques and its Applications to CAD
Helen Hong (Seoul Women's Univ.)
pp. 219 - 222

MI2008-108
[Invited Talk] NavI-CADS -- Navigation-based Intelligent Computer-Aided Diagnosis and Surgery --
Kensaku Mori (Nagoya Univ.)
pp. 223 - 228

MI2008-109
Improved Detection of Tumors in FDG-PET/CT Images Based-on Single-Class Classifier
Yoshihide Sawada, Takafumi Oku, Hidekata Hontani (Nagoya Inst. of Tech.), Jin Wu (Chiba Univ.), Tohoru Takeda (Tsukuba Univ.), Yorihisa Watanabe (Yamagata Saisei Hospital)
pp. 229 - 234

MI2008-110
Plug-ins for PLUTO to identify inflammatory nodules in chest CT images
Yasushi Hirano (Nagoya Univ.), Nobuhiko Seki, Kenji Eguchi (Teikyo Univ.)
pp. 235 - 240

MI2008-111
Recognition of Pulmonary Nodules on CT using 3-D Object Models
Hotaka Takizawa (Univ. of Tsukuba), Shinji Yamamoto (Chukyo Univ.), Tsuyoshi Shiina (Kyoto Univ.)
pp. 241 - 246

MI2008-112
False positive rejection for detecting tumors in lung area of FDG-PET/CT image
Natsuki Kano, Hidekata Hontani (Nagoya Inst. of Tech.), Tohoru Takeda (Univ. of Tsukuba), Yorihisa Watanabe (Yamagata Saisei Hospital)
pp. 247 - 251

MI2008-113
Computerized Detection of White Matter Hyperintensity Related to Subcortical Vascular Dementia Based on Automated and Semiautomated Segmentation
Yasuo Kawata, Hidetaka Arimura (Kyushu Univ.), Yasuo Yamashita (Kyushu Univ. Hospital), Taiki Magome, Fukai Toyofuku, Yoshiharu Higashida, Masafumi Ohki (Kyushu Univ.), Kazuhiro Tsuchiya (Kyorin Univ.)
pp. 253 - 254

MI2008-114
Visualization of 3D surface of human brain and multimodal information
Jinyoung Hwang, Sung-Suk Oh, HyunWook Park (KAIST)
pp. 255 - 256

MI2008-115
Classification of Benign/Malignant PNGGOs using K-means algorithm in MDCT Images: A Preliminary Study
Wooram Son, Sang Joon Park, Chang Min Park, Jong Hyo Kim (Seoul National Univ.)
pp. 257 - 260

MI2008-116
CAD Scheme on Brain MR Images for Distinction Between Lacunar Infarcts and Enlarged Virchow-Robin Spaces
Yoshikazu Uchiyama, Takuya Kunieda, Takahiko Asano, Hiroki Kato, Takeshi Hara, Masayuki Kanematsu, Toru Iwama, Hiroaki Hoshi, Yasutomi Kinosada, Hiroshi Fujita (Gifu Univ.)
pp. 261 - 264

MI2008-117
[Tutorial Invited Lecture] Evaluation of Imaging Systems and Computer Aids in Diagnostic Medicine
Charles E. Metz (Univ. of Chicago)
p. 265

MI2008-118
[Invited Talk] Image Reconstruction for Region-of-Interest and Interior Tomography
Hiroyuki Kudo (Univ. of Tsukuba)
pp. 267 - 272

MI2008-119
Image restoration with two advanced Compton cameras
Hideaki Ishii, Koichi Ogawa (Hosei Univ.)
pp. 273 - 276

MI2008-120
Identification of Media with a Photon Counting X-ray CT System
Yuki Futatsumori, Koichi Ogawa (Hosei Univ.)
pp. 277 - 278

MI2008-121
A new method for region-of-interest image reconstruction in x-ray CT
Yoshinori Hirabayashi, Koichi Ogawa (Hosei Univ.)
pp. 279 - 282

MI2008-122
Diverging SPECT system with a semiconductor detector
Tatsuya Kusayanagi, Koichi Ogawa (Hosei Univ.)
pp. 283 - 284

MI2008-123
A Study of Dynamic PET Reconstruction Using the Position -Dependent Basis functions -- The format of Technical Report --
Ken Miyamoto, Takashi Obi, Hideaki Tashima, Masahiro Yamaguchi, Nagaaki Ohyama (Tokyo Inst. of Tech.)
pp. 285 - 290

MI2008-124
Error Analysis of Length Measurement by Manual Pointing and Magnetic Tracking for Endoscopy
Takeshi Koishi, Mai Sasaki, Toshiya Nakaguchi, Norimichi Tsumura, Yoichi Miyake (Chiba Univ.)
pp. 291 - 292

MI2008-125
[Invited Talk] Dynamic 3D image analysis of thoracoabdominal region
Hideaki Haneishi, Yoshitada Masuda, Hidenori Ue (Chiba Univ.)
pp. 293 - 297

MI2008-126
Automatic construction of a statistic model of calcified aorta areas
Hirotaka Shinozaki, Hidekata Hontani (Nagoya Inst. of Tech.), Tohoru Takeda (Univ. of Tukuba), Yorihisa Watanabe (Yamagata Saisei Hospital)
pp. 299 - 304

MI2008-127
Pulmonary Vessel Area Extraction with Application to Reduce False Positive of Nodule Detection in 3D Chest CT Data
Bin Chen, Hideto Naito (Nagoya Univ.), Takayuki Kitasaka (Aichi Inst. of Tech./Nagoya Univ.), Kensaku Mori, Yasuhito Suenaga (Nagoya Univ.), Hirotoshi Honma (Sapporo Medical Univ.), Hirotsugu Takabatake (Sapporo Minami-Sanjo Hospital), Masaki Mori (Sapporo Kosei-General Hospital), Hiroshi Natori (Keiwa-kai Nishioka Hospital)
pp. 305 - 310

MI2008-128
Automated 3-D Cardiac Segmentation using Search Rays
Seokyeol Kim, Jaeil Kim, Jinah Park (Information and Comm. Univ.)
pp. 311 - 314

MI2008-129
Morphometry of 4D Eigen Spectral Images for Characterizing Spatio-temporal Properties of Intratumoral Enhancement Patterns in Dynamic Contrast-enhanced Breast MRI
Sang Ho Lee, Jong Hyo Kim, Yun Sub Jung, Jeong Joo Song (Seoul National Univ.), Jeong Seon Park (Hanyang Univ.), Nariya Cho, Woo Kyung Moon (Seoul National Univ.)
pp. 315 - 318

MI2008-130
Speeded Up Feature Extraction for CT Image Based on Integral Image Technique
Shao-Hu Peng, Hyun-Soo Kim, Deok-Hwan Kim (Inha Univ.)
pp. 319 - 324

MI2008-131
[Poster Presentation] Comparing correcting methods of Brain Artifact by Cardiac Pulsation In Q-ball Imaging
Yen-Wei Cheng (National Taiwan Univ.), Ming-Chung Chou (National Taiwan Univ./Tri-Service General Hospital), Susumu Mori (Johns Hopkins Univ.), Hsiao-Wen Chung (National Taiwan Univ./Tri-Service General Hospital)
pp. 325 - 327

MI2008-132
[Poster Presentation] Medical GRID as an ICT for Collaborative Neuroimaging
Toshiharu Nakai (NCGG), Epifanio Bagarinao (AIST), Makoto Miyakoshi (NCGG), Kayako Matsuo, Wen-Yih Isaac Tseng (NTU), Shen-Hsing Annabel Chen (NTU, Nanyang Tec Univ)
pp. 329 - 334

MI2008-133
[Poster Presentation] Brain CT Scoring Method Using Normal CT Scans to Detect Brain Damage for Emergency Medical Care
Naoto Matoba, Takeshi Hara, Xiangrong Zhou, Hiroshi Fujita (Gifu Univ.), Keiji Sakashita, Tetsuya Matsuoka (Senshu Critical Care Medical Center)
pp. 335 - 336

MI2008-134
[Poster Presentation] Analysis of Cardiac Torsion from MR Phase-Contrast Image
Hideyuki Horio, Yoshihiro Kuroda, Tomohiro Kuroda, Osamu Oshiro, Shigeo Wada (Osaka Univ.), Ryo Haraguchi, Kazuo Nakazawa (National Cardiovascular Center)
pp. 337 - 342

MI2008-135
[Poster Presentation] Generation of the Map of Myocardial Wall Thickness for Evaluation of Heart Function
Hidenori Sato, Tadanori Fukami (Yamagata Univ.), Jin Wu (Chiba Univ.), Thet-Thet Lwin (Univ. Of Tsukuba), Tetsuya Yuasa (Yamagata Univ.), Tohoru Takeda (Univ. Of Tsukuba), Takao Akatsuka (Yamagata Univ.)
pp. 343 - 348

MI2008-136
[Poster Presentation] Minimal assistance and training for visual evaluation of left ventricular EF in echocardiography
Maiko Kominami, Tomohiro Ueno, Tsuyoshi Shiina, Naozo Sugimoto (Kyoto Univ.)
pp. 349 - 352

MI2008-137
[Poster Presentation] Optimum Phase Image Selection for 3D Rotational Coronary Angiography
Chien-Chung Lin, Wen-Jia Kuo (Yuan Ze Univ.)
pp. 353 - 358

MI2008-138
[Poster Presentation] Coronary artery calcification detection algorithm using low lose thoracic multi-silce CT images
Shun Sakai, Shinsuke Saita, Mitsuru Kubo, Yoshiki Kawata, Noboru Niki (Tokushima Univ.), Yasutaka Itani (Itani Clinic), Keigo Tominaga (Tochigi Public Health Service Association), Noriyuki Moriyama (National Cancer Center Research Center for Cancer Prevention and)
pp. 359 - 362

MI2008-139
[Poster Presentation] Tag extraction from 4D cardiac MR tagging images with quadric surface analysis in 5D space
Shin-ichi Urayama, Naozo Sugimoto, Tomohiro Ueno, Hidenao Fukuyama (Kyoto Univ.)
pp. 363 - 366

MI2008-140
[Poster Presentation] Automatic measurement method for mean CT value of hepatic parenchyma on X-ray CT images
Teruhiko Kitagawa (Gifu National College of Tech.), Xiangrong Zhou, Takeshi Hara, Hiroshi Fujita, Ryujiro Yokoyama, Hiroshi Kondo, Masayuki Kanematsu, Hiroaki Hoshi (Gifu Univ.)
pp. 367 - 370

MI2008-141
[Poster Presentation] Computer aided treatment system for living donor liver transplantation using multi-slice CT images
Mitsuru Kubo, Yoshifumi Kishi, Ahmed S. Maklad, Yoshiki Kawata, Noboru Niki, Masanori Nishioka, Mitsuo Shimada, Hiromu Nishitani (Univ. of Tokushima)
pp. 371 - 374

MI2008-142
[Poster Presentation] Imaging Properties of Fluorescent X-ray CT: Comparison Study
Qingkai Huo, Hidenori Sato (Yamagata Univ.), Tohoru Takeda, Jin Wu, Thet-Thet Lwin (Univ. of Tsukuba), Tetsuya Yuasa (Yamagata Univ.), Kazuyuki Hyodo (High Energy Accelerator Research Organization), Takao Akatsuka (Yamagata Univ.)
pp. 375 - 379

MI2008-143
[Poster Presentation] Quantitative Evaluation of Osteoporosis Likelihood using Multi-slice CT Images
Takaaki Tanaka, Shinsuke Saita, Mitsuru Kubo, Yoshiki Kawata, Noboru Niki (Tokushima Univ.), Masako Ito (Nagasaki Univ.), Hiromu Nishitani (Tokushima Univ.), Keigo Tominaga (Tochigi Public Health Service Association), Noriyuki Moriyama (National Cancer Research Center)
pp. 381 - 385

MI2008-144
[Poster Presentation] Classification algorithm lobe for multi-slice CT images
Hirohisa Sasada, Mikio Matsuhiro, Shinsuke Saita, Mitsuru Kubo, Yoshiki Kawata, Noboru Niki (Tokushima Univ), Yasutaka Nakano (Dept.of Respiratory Medicine, Shiga Univ of Medical Scienc), Tuyosi Oguma, Hisako Matumoto, Akio Niimi (Kyoto Univ), Hiromu Nishitani (Tokushima Univ), Hironobu Ohmatsu (National Cancer Hospital), Kenji Eguchi (Teikyo Univ), Masahiro Kaneko (National Cancer Center Hospital), Noriyuki Moriyama (National Cancer Research Center for Cancer)
pp. 387 - 389

MI2008-145
[Poster Presentation] Resolution and Noise Trade-Off Analysis for Digital Radiography Using Mutual-Information Metric
Eri Matsuyama, Du-Yih Tsai, Yongbum Lee (Niigata Univ.), Katsuyuki Kojima (Univ. of Hamamatsu)
pp. 391 - 396

MI2008-146
[Poster Presentation] Evaluation of radiographs digitization system using an imaging plate
Atsushi Fukuyama, Naotoshi Fujita (Nagoya Univ.), Satoshi Ando (Yokohama City Univ. Hospital), Yoshie Kodera (Nagoya Univ.)
pp. 397 - 400

MI2008-147
[Poster Presentation] A Rule-Based Method for Detection of Ribcage Boundary in Chest Radiographs
Ryoichi Nagata, Tsuyoshi Kawaguchi, Hidetoshi Miyake (Oita Univ.)
pp. 401 - 406

MI2008-148
[Poster Presentation] Automatic joint space measurement on the hand radiographs for rheumatoid arthritis
Jeongjoo Song, June Goo Lee, Sang Ho Lee, Yun Sub Jung, Young Jae Kim (Seoul National Univ.), Kwang Gi Kim (National Cancer Center), Sungjun Kim (Yonsei Univ.), Jong Hyo Kim (Seoul National Univ.)
pp. 407 - 410

MI2008-149
[Poster Presentation] A robust method of feature extraction from noised endoscopic images
Jangseok Oh, Hochul Kim, Seokyoon Choi, Kwanghee Choi, Seunghan Ha, Onseok Lee, Ming Sun, Mingi Kim (Korea Univ.)
pp. 411 - 416

MI2008-150
[Poster Presentation] Active Blood Detection in a High Resolution Capsule Endoscopy using Auto Parameter Compensation method
Yun Sub Jung (Seoul National Univ.), Young Ho Kim (IntroMedic), Dong Ha Lee (Intromedic), Sang Ho Lee, Jeong Joo Song (Seoul National Univ.), Je Pa Yang (Hanyang Univ.), Jong Hyo Kim (Seoul National Univ.)
pp. 417 - 420

MI2008-151
[Poster Presentation] Automated airway structure recognition for bronchoscopy guidance system
Shunsuke Ota, Daisuke Deguchi (Nagoya Univ.), Takayuki Kitasaka (AIT), Kensaku Mori, Yasuhito Suenaga, Yoshinori Hasegawa, Kazuyoshi Imaizumi (Nagoya Univ.), Hirotsugu Takabatake (Sapporo Minami Sanjo Hospital), Masaki Mori (Sapporo Kosei General Hospital), Hiroshi Natori (Keiwakai Nishioka Hospital)
pp. 421 - 426

MI2008-152
[Poster Presentation] Display of a cross section using a laser-mouted endoscope
Naoki Fukumoto, Hiromasa Nakatani (Shizuoka Univ.), Susumu Terakawa (Hamamatsu Univ. Sch. Med)
pp. 427 - 430

MI2008-153
[Poster Presentation] Automated Identification of Clustered Microcalcifications in Digital Mammography
Yi-Jhe Huang, Da-Chuan Cheng (China Medical Univ.), Po-Pang Tsai, Wu-Chung Shen (China Medical Univ. Hospital)
pp. 431 - 434

MI2008-154
[Poster Presentation] Automated segmentation and analysis of mammary gland regions in CT images using probabilistic atlas
Mingxu Han, Xiangrong Zhou, Takeshi Hara, Hiroshi Fujita, Keiko Sugisaki, Huayue Chen, Ryujiro Yokoyama, Masayuki Kanematsu, Hiroaki Hoshi (GifuUniv.)
pp. 435 - 438

MI2008-155
[Poster Presentation] Color Doppler Ultrasound on GPU -- An Ultra-High Frame Rate Implementation --
Li-Wen Chang, Ke-Hsin Hsu, Pai-Chi Li (National Taiwan Univ.)
pp. 439 - 440

MI2008-156
[Poster Presentation] A Powerline Transmission Scheme in EEG Medical Signals
Chin-Feng Lin, Jia-Jun Yang, Wei-Hong Chen (National Taiwan Ocean Univ.)
pp. 441 - 442

MI2008-157
[Poster Presentation] Extraction and evaluation of different organs of head and neck using multi-slice CT images
Mohammed Shabbir Ahamed, Mitsuru Kubo, Yoshiki Kawata, Noboru Niki, Hirokazu Iwasaki, Hiromu Nishitani (Univ. of Tokushima)
pp. 443 - 446

MI2008-158
[Keynote Address] High-Performance Integrative PET/SPECT/CT Imaging of Animal Models
Chin-Tu Chen (Univ. of Chicago)
p. 447

MI2008-159
[Special Invited Talk] Evaluation of Tumor Response to Treatment using Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers
Jin Mo Goo (Seoul National Univ. Hospital)
pp. 449 - 451

MI2008-160
[Invited Talk] Computer-aided Detection of CT Colonography
Se Hyung Kim (Seoul National Univ. Hospital)
p. 453

MI2008-161
Fractal analysis and texture features of vascular networks observed in colonoscopy images as novel image classifiers for clinical metabolic syndrome
Tsung-Chun Lee (National Taiwan Univ.), Syu-Jyun Peng, Hsuan-Ting Chang (National Yunlin Univ. of Science & Tech), Jou-Wei Lin, Juey-Jen Hwang, Chien-Chiang Liu (National Taiwan Univ.)
pp. 455 - 460

MI2008-162
Stitching Capsule Endoscopic Images Using Phase Correlation: A Preliminary Study
Md. Khayrul Bashar, Kensaku Mori, Yasuhito Suenaga, Takayuki Kitasaka (Nagoya Univ.), Yoshito Mekada (Chukyo Univ./Nagoya Univ.)
pp. 461 - 466

MI2008-163
Outlining of the detailed structures in sectioned images from Visible Korean
Min Suk Chung, Dong Sun Shin (Ajou Univ.)
pp. 467 - 472

MI2008-164
Automatic Myocardial Segmentation of the Left Ventricle in Cardiac CT Dataset
Minjin Lee, Helen Hong (Seoul Women's Univ.)
pp. 473 - 474

MI2008-165
Three-Dimensional Bone Segmentation Using Whole Body Bone SPECT Scan Images
Sheng-Fang Huang, Cheng-Chin Hsu, Shan-Fong Yang, Hao-Yu Chao (Tzu Chi Univ.), Pan-Fu Kao (Tzu Chi General Hospital)
pp. 475 - 480

MI2008-166
[Poster Presentation] Contrast harmonic detection with chirp excitation in 3f0 transmit phasing
Yi-Yuan Chiu, Hong-Wei Wang, Che-Chou Shen (National Taiwan Univ. of Science and Tech.)
pp. 481 - 486

MI2008-167
[Poster Presentation] Temperature Monitoring Using Zero-crossing Tracking Technique During Focused Ultrasound Thermal Therapy
Kuen-Cheng Ju (I-Shou Univ.), Hao-Li Liu (Chang-Gung Univ.), Tzu-Ching Shih (China Medical Univ/China Medical University Hospital)
pp. 487 - 492

MI2008-168
[Poster Presentation] Computer-Assisted Texture Analysis of DMSA Scintigraphy in Diagnosis of Pyelonephritis
Duck-Joo Choi, Kyung Hoon Hwang, Minkyung Lee, Wonsick Choe (Gachon Univ. Gil Hospital)
pp. 493 - 494

MI2008-169
[Poster Presentation] Dynamic Transparency Control of Augmented Surgical View for Interoperative Navigation
Yoshihiro Kuroda, Hisashi Kanamori (Osaka Univ.), Hidekazu Takiuchi (Nishinomiya Municipal Central Hospital), Masao Tanooka (The Hospital of Hyogo College of Medicine), Tomohiro Kuroda, Osamu Oshiro (Osaka Univ.)
pp. 495 - 498

MI2008-170
[Poster Presentation] Feasibility study on 3D medical image data communication in P2P system for medical integrated networks system
Masashi Arino, Tamotsu Noji, Jinping Wu (Tokai Univ.), Yasuzo Suto (Azabu Univ.)
pp. 499 - 504

MI2008-171
[Poster Presentation] Computerized Detection of Multiple Sclerosis Lesions based on 3.0 T Two-dimensional Magnetic Resonance Images
Daisuke Yamamoto, Hidetaka Arimura (Kyushu Univ.), Shingo Kakeda (Univ. of Occupational and Environmental Health), Taiki Magome (Kyushu Univ.), Yasuo Yamashita (Kyushu Univ. Hospital), Masafumi Ohki, Fukai Toyofuku, Yoshiharu Higashida (Kyushu Univ.), Yukunori Korogi (Univ. of Occupational and Environmental Health)
pp. 505 - 506

MI2008-172
[Poster Presentation] An Algorithm for Automated Determination of Sagittal Imaging Plane from Positioning Images in Cervical Spinal Cord MRI
Masaki Tsurumaki (Nakajo Central Hp.), Du-Yih Tsai, Yongbum Lee, Masaru Sekiya (Niigata Univ.), Kiyoko Kazama (Nakajo Central Hp.)
pp. 507 - 512

MI2008-173
[Poster Presentation] Improving Tag Tracking Accuracy by Coded Tagging MRI
Keiko Maehara, Michiko Narazaki, Akira Amano, Tetsuya Matsuda (Kyoto Univ.)
pp. 513 - 518

MI2008-174
[Poster Presentation] Data Interpolation in PSFT MRI for Alias-less Image Reconstruction by using Iterative Signal Restoration Algorithm
Yoshifumi Yamada, Satoshi Ito (Utsunomiya Univ.)
pp. 519 - 522

MI2008-175
[Poster Presentation] Monitoring and analysis of body surface motion caused by respiration
Asae Orimoto, Hideaki Haneishi, Naoko Kawata, Koichiro Tatsumi (Chiba Univ.)
pp. 523 - 526

MI2008-176
[Poster Presentation] Computer-aided Classification of HEp-2 Cell in Indirect Immuno-fluorescence Images
Yu-Lang Jao, Chen-Chang Han (Tunghai Univ.), Tsu-Yi Hsieh (Taichung Veterans General Hospital), Yu-Len Huang (Tunghai Univ.)
pp. 527 - 530

MI2008-177
[Poster Presentation] A robust Human Face Recognition algorithm for flexible situations using SIFT
Kwanghee Choi, Jangseok Oh, Seokyoon Choi, Mingi Kim (Korea Univ.)
pp. 531 - 535

MI2008-178
[Poster Presentation] Automated Layers Detecti in Skin Optical Coherence Tomography
Yi-Ying Wang, Yung-Nien Sun (National Cheng Kung Univ.)
pp. 537 - 538

MI2008-179
[Poster Presentation] A new Registration Method for Three-Dimensional Knee Nearthrosis Model Using Two X-ray Images
Wei-Li Dai, Ci-Bin Syu (National Central Univ.), National Central Univ. (Far Eastern Memorial Hospital), Shang-Chih Lin, Jiing-Yih Lai (National Central Univ.)
pp. 539 - 544

MI2008-180
[Poster Presentation] Construction of Hierarchical Statistical Shape and Motion Model of Hip Joint
Futoshi Yokota (Kobe Univ.), Toshiyuki Okada, Masahiko Nakamoto, Masaki Takao, Nobuhiko Sugano, Hideki Yoshikawa (Osaka Univ.), Yukio Tada (Kobe Univ.), Yoshinobu Sato (Osaka Univ.)
pp. 545 - 550

MI2008-181
[Poster Presentation] Three-dimensional motion acquisition of femur, tibia and patella at knee joint from bi-plane fluoroscopy and CT images
Takashi Ohnishi, Masahiko Suzuki (Chiba Univ.), Atsushi Nawata, Tetsuji Iwasaki (Alcare), Hideaki Haneishi (Chiba Univ.)
pp. 551 - 554

MI2008-182
[Poster Presentation] A 3D registration method for surgery navigation system of total knee arthroplasty
Makoto Kawanishi, Masahiko Suzuki, Hideaki Haneishi (Chiba Univ.)
pp. 555 - 558

MI2008-183
[Poster Presentation] Irreversible Compressed Images Using Physical Image Quality Measures
Haruyuki Watanabe, Du-Yih Tsai, Yongbum Lee (Niigata Univ.), Tomohiro Nakamura (Teikyo Univ.)
pp. 559 - 564

MI2008-184
[Poster Presentation] New Methods for Evaluating Streak Artifacts and Image Noises in Non-uniform Region on CT Image Separately
Kuniharu Imai, Mitsuru Ikeda (Nagoya Univ.), Yukihiro Enchi (Osaka Univ. Hosp.), Takanaga Niimi (Nagoya Univ.)
pp. 565 - 570

MI2008-185
[Poster Presentation] Study on Monitor Color Adjustment and Tongue Image Display Platform
Wen-Jie Wu, Chi-Ta Tsai (Chang Gung Univ.)
pp. 571 - 576

MI2008-186
[Poster Presentation] Hybrid Particle Swarm Optimization for 3D Medical Image Registration
Aya Mimori, Katsumi Tsubokawa, Chen-Lun Lin, Yen-Wei Chen (Ritsumeikan Univ.)
pp. 577 - 581

MI2008-187
[Poster Presentation] Automatic Diagnosis for 3D Breast Ultrasound using Non-rigid Registration Model
Chii-Jen Chen (Yuanpei Univ.)
pp. 583 - 589

MI2008-188
[Poster Presentation] MR and Histopathology Image Fusion using Nonrigid Registration and Combined Visualization
Julip Jung, Helen Hong (Seoul Women's Univ.), Hak Jong Lee, Sung Il Hwang (Seoul National Univ. Bundang Hospital)
pp. 591 - 592

MI2008-189
[Poster Presentation] Automated Shape Analysis of Optic Disc on Retinal Fundus Images
Keisuke Fukuta, Chisako Muramatsu (Gifu Univ.), Toshiaki Nakagawa (Kowa), Yuji Hatanaka (Univ. of Shiga Pref.), Takeshi Hara, Hiroshi Fujita (Gifu Univ.)
pp. 593 - 596

MI2008-190
[Poster Presentation] Development of CAD for Retinal Fundus Images
Yuji Hatanaka (Univ. of Shiga Pref.), Chisako Muramatsu (Gifu Univ.), Toshiaki Nakagawa (Kowa), Yoshinori Hayashi (Tak), Keisuke Fukuta, Atsushi Mizutani, Tatsuhiko Iwase (Gifu Univ.), Hiroshi Nonogaki, Teruhiko Kitagawa (Gifu National College of Tech.), Hiroshi Fujita (Gifu Univ.)
pp. 597 - 602

MI2008-191
[Poster Presentation] Investigation of the Glaucoma Risk Assessment Based on the Clinical Data Obtained in the Screening Exams
Chisako Muramatsu (Gifu Univ), Yuji Hatanaka (Univ. Shiga Pref.), Toshiaki Nakagawa (Kowa), Akira Sawada, Hiroshi Fujita, Tetsuya Yamamoto (Gifu Univ)
pp. 603 - 604

MI2008-192
[Poster Presentation] An Ear Ossicle Surgery Simulator Based on Transversal CT slices
Ming-Dar Tsai (Chung Yuan Christian Univ.), Ming-Shium Hsieh (Taipei Medical Univ.), Fei-Peng Lee (Taipei Medical Univ. - Shuang Ho Hospital)
pp. 605 - 610

MI2008-193
[Poster Presentation] Estimation of Model Parameters and Evaluation of Simulation Accuracy in Educational Simulator of MR Imaging
Kenta Hori, Kenichi Kashikura (GCHS), Tetsuo Sato (NAIST), Tomohisa Okada (KUHP), Takayuki Obata (NIRS), Hitoshi Igarashi (GCHS)
pp. 611 - 616

MI2008-194
[Poster Presentation] Virtual Organ Modeling by Reflecting the Tone Fit of Multiple Attributes
Naoto Kume (Kyoto Univ.), Yoshihiro Kuroda (Osaka Univ.), Megumi Nakao (NAIST), Tadamasa Takemura, Hiroyuki Yoshihara (Kyoto Univ.), Tomohiro Kuroda (Osaka Univ.), Shin-ichiro Mori, Shinji Tomita (Kyoto Univ.)
pp. 617 - 621

MI2008-195
[Tutorial Invited Lecture] Integrative Multi-Modality Molecular Imaging
Chin-Tu Chen (Univ. of Chicago)
p. 623

MI2008-196
[Invited Talk] Compressed Sensing for Bio-Imaging Applications
Jong Chul Ye (KAIST)
pp. 625 - 626

MI2008-197
Development of Algorithm and Software for Automated Scoliotic Curve Measurement
Po-Liang Lai (Chang Gung Memorial Hospital), Cheng-Yuan Tang (Huafan Univ.), Yi-Leh Wu (National Taiwan Univ. of Science and Technology), Wei-Chih Hung (National Taiwan Univ. of Science and Tech.), Jiun-Wei Li (Huafan Univ.)
pp. 627 - 631

MI2008-198
An Effective Teeth Positioning System for Dental Bitewing Radiographs Based on Classification Results
Phen-Lan Lin (Providence Univ.), Yan-Hao Lai (National Chung Hsing Univ.)
pp. 633 - 638

MI2008-199
Computer-aided Detection for Spiculated Architectural Distortion on Mammograms
Tomoko Matsubara (Nagoya Bunri Univ.), Yuuki Shibata, Takeshi Hara, Hiroshi Fujita (Gifu Univ.), Tokiko Endo (Nagoya Medical Center), Takuji Iwase (Cancer Institute Hospital)
pp. 639 - 640

MI2008-200
An adaptive 3D filter to improve the noise level of Low-Dose 4D MDCT
Yoshihito Suzuki, Jiehang Deng, Koichiro Hiratsuka, Hisakazu Ogura, Haruhiko Shirai, Jousuke Kuroiwa, Tomohiro Odaka (Univ. of Fukui), Toshihide Itoh (Siemens-Asahi Medical Technologies), Tomokazu Ishida (Univ. of Fukui), Kazutaka Yamamoto (Wakasa Wan energy resaerch center)
pp. 641 - 644

MI2008-201
Development of a 15MP super high resolution medical liquid crystal display and evaluation of its clinical efficacy
Mikio Hasegawa, Yutaka Tanaka, Yoshikazu Nishi (TOTOKU), Katsuhiro Ichikawa (Kanazawa Univ.)
pp. 645 - 647

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