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Three-dimensional Content-Based Cardiac Image Retrieval using global and local descriptors
Leila C C Bergamasco1, Fátima L S Nunes2
1Laboratory of Computer Applications for HealthCare, Department of Electrical Engineering - Polytechnic School, University of São Paulo (PPGEE-EP-USP), leila.cristina@usp.br.
Insights
Retrieving 3D cardiac models aids in diagnosing heart conditions like Congestive Heart Failure (CHF). Local descriptors in content-based retrieval systems achieved 85% accuracy, outperforming global descriptors for medical image analysis.
Area of Science:
- Medical Imaging
- Computer-Aided Diagnosis
- Biomedical Engineering
Background:
- Increasing volumes of medical images pose challenges for accurate retrieval.
- Three-dimensional (3D) models offer a potential alternative for enhanced medical image search.
- Cardiac diseases, such as Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), manifest as heart shape deformations detectable in 3D.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and evaluate techniques for retrieving 3D cardiac models.
- To utilize global and local descriptors within a content-based image retrieval (CBIR) system.
- To assess the efficacy of 3D model retrieval for aiding in medical diagnosis.
Main Methods:
- Development of techniques for 3D cardiac model retrieval.
- Application of global and local descriptors in a CBIR system.
- Evaluation using pre-classified 3D models (with and without CHF) and Precision-Recall metrics.
Main Results:
- Local descriptors outperformed global descriptors in retrieving 3D cardiac models.
- An accuracy of 85% was achieved using local descriptors.
- The study demonstrated the effectiveness of 3D model retrieval for medical applications.
Conclusions:
- 3D cardiac model retrieval shows significant potential for improving medical image analysis.
- Local descriptors are more effective than global descriptors for this specific task.
- This approach can aid clinicians in faster and more accurate diagnosis of cardiac conditions.
Abstract:
The increase in volume of medical images generated and stored has created difficulties in accurate image retrieval. An alternative is to generate three-dimensional (3D) models from such medical images and use them in the search. Some of the main cardiac illnesses, such as Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), have deformation in the heart's shape as one of the main symptoms, which can be identified faster in a 3D object than in slices. This article presents techniques developed to retrieve 3D cardiac models using global and local descriptors within a content-based image retrieval system. These techniques were applied in pre-classified 3D models with and without the CHF disease and they were evaluated by using Precision vs. Recall metric. We observed that local descriptors achieved better results than a global descriptor, reaching 85% of accuracy. The results confirmed the potential of using 3D models retrieval in the medical context to aid in the diagnosis.
