Automated analysis of intracranial aneurysm morphology and dynamics from CTA data

93 Pages·2012·5.91 MB·English

by  Azadeh Firouzian

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Automated Analysis of Intracranial
Aneurysm Morphology and Dynamics
from CTA Data
Azadeh Firouzian
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Advanced School for Computing and Imaging
This work was carried out in the ASCI graduate school.
ASCI dissertation series number 267.
The research in this book was conducted at the Departments of Radiology and Medical
Informatics of the Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Additional financial support for publishing this thesis was kindly provided by the Department
of Radiology of Erasmus MC Rotterdam, the Erasmus University Rotterdam and the ASCI
graduate school.
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ISBN: 978-94-6169-343-3
© Azadeh Firouzian, 2013
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Automated Analysis of Intracranial
Aneurysm Morphology and Dynamics
from CTA Data
Geautomatiseerde analyse van de morfologie en dynamiek van intracraniële
aneurysmata uit CTA beelden
Thesis
to obtain the degree of Doctor from the
Erasmus University Rotterdam
by command of the rector magnificus
Prof.dr. H.G. Schmidt
and in accordance with the decision of the Doctorate Board.
The public defense shall be held on
Friday January 25th 2013 at 9:30 am
by
Azadeh Firouzian
born in Tehran, Iran
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DoCTorAl CoMMITTee
Promotor: Prof. dr. W.J. Niessen
Other members: Prof. dr. D.W.J. Dippel
Prof. dr. ir. A.F.W. van der Steen
Prof. dr. ir. C.H. Slump
Copromotor: Dr. ir. r. Manniesing
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Contents
1. Introduction 11
2. Intracranial aneurysm segmentation in 3D CT angiography: 23
Method and quantitative validation with and without prior noise filtering
3. Quantification of intracranial aneurysm morphodynamics from ECG-gated CT 39
angiography
4. Intracranial aneurysm growth quantification in CTA 55
5. Automated quantification of intracranial aneurysm growth in a longitudinal CT 69
angiography study
6. Summary 85
Samenvatting 91
Publications 95
Acknowledgements 97
PhD portfolio 101
About the Author 103
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My dear parents
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