The Infona portal uses cookies, i.e. strings of text saved by a browser on the user's device. The portal can access those files and use them to remember the user's data, such as their chosen settings (screen view, interface language, etc.), or their login data. By using the Infona portal the user accepts automatic saving and using this information for portal operation purposes. More information on the subject can be found in the Privacy Policy and Terms of Service. By closing this window the user confirms that they have read the information on cookie usage, and they accept the privacy policy and the way cookies are used by the portal. You can change the cookie settings in your browser.
In order to accurately extract the ultrasound ventricular contour, an adaptive contour extraction algorithm based on a kind of active contour model was put forward against the shortcomings of the traditional GVF snake model that was difficult to converge to the deep concave edges and noise sensitivity. The algorithm was based on the traditional GGVF snake, which added a pressure pointing to the normal...