Tendon-motion tracking in an ultrasound image sequence using optical-flow-based block matching

Abstract Background Tendon motion, which is commonly observed using ultrasound imaging, is one of the most important features used in tendinopathy diagnosis. However, speckle noise and out-of-plane issues make the tracking process difficult. Manual tracking is usually time consuming and often yields...

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Main Authors: Bo-I Chuang, Jian-Han Hsu, Li-Chieh Kuo, I-Ming Jou, Fong-Chin Su, Yung-Nien Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BioMedical Engineering OnLine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12938-017-0335-x