Segmentation of breast tumor in three-dimensional ultrasound images using three-dimensional discrete active contour model

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Title:	Segmentation of breast tumor in three-dimensional ultrasound images using three-dimensional discrete active contour model
Authors:	Chang, RF;Wu, WJ;Moon, WK;Chen, WM;Lee, W;Chen, DR
Contributors:	附設醫院外科部;China Med Coll & Hosp, Dept Gen Surg, Taichung, Taiwan;Natl Chung Cheng Univ, Dept Comp Sci & Informat Engn, Chiayi, Taiwan;Seoul Natl Univ Hosp, Dept Diagnost Radiol, Seoul 110744, South Korea
Date:	2003
Issue Date:	2010-09-24 14:22:28 (UTC+8)
Publisher:	ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
Abstract:	Technetium-99m hexamethylpropylene amine oxime (Tc-99m HMPAO) brain single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) was used to evaluate the effects of anticoagulant therapy (ACT) on regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) in patients with primary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome (PAPS). Sixteen female PAPS patients with neuropsychiatric manifestations and hypoperfusion lesions demonstrated on initial Tc-99m HMPAO brain SPECT images were enrolled in this study. Follow-up Tc-99m HMPAO brain SPECT images were performed 1 month after ACT. Meanwhile, serum anticardiolipin antibodies (ACA) were measured before and after ACT. Before ACT, 14 (87.5%) patients had positive ACA. After ACT, all 16 PAPS patients showed decreased serologic findings, and their neuropsychiatric manifestations subsided . After ACT, 11 (68.8%) patients showed complete recovery of regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) and five (31.2%) patients showed partial recovery in the follow-up Tc-99m HMPAO brain SPECT images. This type of imaging is a logical and objective tool for measuring the effects of ACT in PAPS patients with brain involvement by determining changes in rCBF.
Relation:	ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 29(11):1571-1581
Appears in Collections:	[China Medical University Hospital] Jurnal articles

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