DBP3:Utah:SlicerModuleConnectedThreshold

CARMA Isolated Connected Image Filter

Left:Segmented Image, Center: Original Gated MRA Image

Authors, Collaborators & Contact

• CARMA Center, University of Utah: Salma Bengali, Alan Morris, Josh Cates, Rob MacLeod

General Information

Module Type & Category

Type: CLI

Category: Cardiac MRI Tookit

Module Description

This module uses a single seed point to segment an image. The seed point (fiducial) is placed within the region to be segmented. The upper and lower thresholds are entered by the user. The segmented region will contain pixels that are connected to this seed, and lie in between this range. Multiple seed points can be used.

Usage

Examples, Use Cases & Tutorials

• This module is meant to be used for segmenting the entire endocardium region from a cardiac MRI or MRA image. It can also be used for segmentation of structures in other types of images.

Quick Tour of Features and Use

The following are the inputs and outputs

• Input image
• Output image
• Lower threshold
• Upper threshold
• Seed/s: User placed fiducial/s inside the region to be segmented

Development

Source code & documentation

The source code for this module can be found at the GitHub repository.