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Dr. Thomas Blaffert

at Philips Research

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Proceedings Article | 21 March 2016 Paper

SVM-based failure detection of GHT localizations

T. Blaffert, C. Lorenz, H. Nickisch, J. Peters, J. Weese

Proceedings Volume 9784, 97841J (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2216855

KEYWORDS: Image segmentation, Medical imaging, Hough transforms, Model-based design, Image analysis, Machine learning, Pattern recognition, Heart, Arteries, Veins, 3D modeling, Data modeling, Computed tomography, Inspection

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Proceedings Article | 21 March 2014 Paper

Bladder segmentation in MR images with watershed segmentation and graph cut algorithm

Thomas Blaffert, Steffen Renisch, Nicole Schadewaldt, Heinrich Schulz, Rafael Wiemker

Proceedings Volume 9034, 90344C (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2044049

KEYWORDS: Image segmentation, Bladder, Tissues, Cervix, Magnetic resonance imaging, Prostate, Cancer, Oncology, Image processing algorithms and systems, Diagnostics

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Proceedings Article | 14 February 2012 Paper

Comparison of threshold-based and watershed-based segmentation for the truncation compensation of PET/MR images

Thomas Blaffert, Steffen Renisch, Jing Tang, Manoj Narayanan, Zhiqiang Hu

Proceedings Volume 8314, 831403 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.911221

KEYWORDS: Image segmentation, Positron emission tomography, Tissues, Signal attenuation, Magnetic resonance imaging, Lung, Monte Carlo methods, Image processing, Image processing algorithms and systems, Breast

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Proceedings Article | 14 February 2012 Paper

Validation of model-based pelvis bone segmentation from MR images for PET/MR attenuation correction

S. Renisch, T. Blaffert, J. Tang, Z. Hu

Proceedings Volume 8314, 831404 (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.911267

KEYWORDS: Bone, Image segmentation, Magnetic resonance imaging, Signal attenuation, Positron emission tomography, Error analysis, Computed tomography, Head, Data modeling, Imaging systems

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2010 Paper

A completely automated processing pipeline for lung and lung lobe segmentation and its application to the LIDC-IDRI data base

Thomas Blaffert, Rafael Wiemker, Hans Barschdorf, Sven Kabus, Tobias Klinder, Cristian Lorenz, Nicole Schadewaldt, Ekta Dharaiya

Proceedings Volume 7623, 762347 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.844760

KEYWORDS: Lung, Image segmentation, Emphysema, Computed tomography, Databases, Tissues, Image processing algorithms and systems, Lung cancer, Data modeling, Visualization

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Proceedings Article | 24 February 2010 Paper

Anatomical modeling of the bronchial tree

Gerrit Hentschel, Tobias Klinder, Thomas Blaffert, Thomas Bülow, Rafael Wiemker, Cristian Lorenz

Proceedings Volume 7625, 76251F (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.844485

KEYWORDS: Lung, Image segmentation, Nomenclature, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Statistical modeling, Computed tomography, Data modeling, Image processing, Detection and tracking algorithms, Algorithm development

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Proceedings Article | 13 March 2009 Paper

Correlation of emphysema score with perceived malignancy of pulmonary nodules: a multi-observer study using the LIDC-IDRI CT lung database

Rafael Wiemker, Thomas Bülow, Thomas Blaffert, Ekta Dharaiya

Proceedings Volume 7263, 726310 (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.811549

KEYWORDS: Emphysema, Lung, Databases, Computed tomography, Computer aided diagnosis and therapy, Signal attenuation, Lung cancer, Solid modeling, Tumor growth modeling, Image analysis

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2008 Paper

Lung lobe modeling and segmentation with individualized surface meshes

Thomas Blaffert, Hans Barschdorf, Jens von Berg, Sebastian Dries, Astrid Franz, Tobias Klinder, Cristian Lorenz, Steffen Renisch, Rafael Wiemker

Proceedings Volume 6914, 69141I (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.770099

KEYWORDS: Lung, Image segmentation, Data modeling, Computed tomography, Fuzzy logic, Performance modeling, Image registration, Image processing, Diagnostics, Emphysema

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2008 Paper

4DCT image-based lung motion field extraction and analysis

Tobias Klinder, Cristian Lorenz, Jens von Berg, Steffen Renisch, Thomas Blaffert, Jörn Ostermann

Proceedings Volume 6914, 69141L (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.769407

KEYWORDS: Motion models, Lung, Acquisition tracking and pointing, Motion analysis, Radiotherapy, Data modeling, Motion estimation, Tumors, Visualization, Data acquisition

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Proceedings Article | 11 March 2008 Paper

Automatic knee cartilage delineation using inheritable segmentation

Sebastian P. Dries, Vladimir Pekar, Daniel Bystrov, Harald Heese, Thomas Blaffert, Clemens Bos, Arianne M. van Muiswinkel

Proceedings Volume 6914, 691439 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.769189

KEYWORDS: Cartilage, Image segmentation, Bone, 3D modeling, Data modeling, Magnetic resonance imaging, Image processing, 3D image processing, Error analysis, Medical research

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Proceedings Article | 29 March 2007 Paper

Surface based cardiac and respiratory motion extraction for pulmonary structures from multi-phase CT

Jens von Berg, Hans Barschdorf, Thomas Blaffert, Sven Kabus, Cristian Lorenz

Proceedings Volume 6511, 65110Y (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.709395

KEYWORDS: Lung, Natural surfaces, Motion estimation, Heart, Tissues, Computed tomography, Radiotherapy, Motion models, Electrocardiography, Error analysis

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Proceedings Article | 15 March 2006 Paper

Hot spot detection, segmentation, and identification in PET images

Thomas Blaffert, Kirsten Meetz

Proceedings Volume 6144, 614457 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.651648

KEYWORDS: Image segmentation, Tumors, Positron emission tomography, Heart, Computed tomography, Image fusion, Tissues, Cancer, Image processing, Inflammation

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Proceedings Article | 14 April 2005 Paper

Improved sensitivity of dynamic CT with a new visualization method for radial distribution of lung nodule enhancement

Rafael Wiemker, Dag Wormanns, Florian Beyer, Thomas Blaffert, Thomas Buelow

Proceedings Volume 5746, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.592376

KEYWORDS: Lung, Computed tomography, Visualization, Diagnostics, Biopsy, Image segmentation, Image enhancement, CT reconstruction, Chest, Lawrencium

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Proceedings Article | 14 April 2005 Paper

Automatic extraction of the pulmonary artery tree from multi-slice CT data

Thomas Buelow, Rafael Wiemker, Thomas Blaffert, Cristian Lorenz, Steffen Renisch

Proceedings Volume 5746, (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.595286

KEYWORDS: Arteries, Lung, Veins, Image segmentation, Computed tomography, Scanners, Medical imaging, Bridges, Phase modulation, Physiology

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Proceedings Article | 12 May 2004 Paper

Comparison of different follow-up lung registration methods with and without segmentation

Thomas Blaffert, Rafael Wiemker

Proceedings Volume 5370, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.535345

KEYWORDS: Lung, Image registration, Image segmentation, Computed tomography, Tissues, Distance measurement, Scanners, Image processing, Computer aided diagnosis and therapy, Diagnostics

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Proceedings Article | 15 May 2003 Paper

Bone suppression in CT angiography data by region-based multiresolution segmentation

Thomas Blaffert, Rafael Wiemker, Zhong Min Lin

Proceedings Volume 5032, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.481309

KEYWORDS: Bone, Image segmentation, Angiography, Computed tomography, Visualization, Skull, Brain, Head, Volume rendering, Arteries

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Proceedings Article | 9 May 2002 Paper

Computer-aided lung nodule detection on high-resolution CT data

Rafael Wiemker, Patrick Rogalla, Andre Zwartkruis, Thomas Blaffert

Proceedings Volume 4684, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.467210

KEYWORDS: Lung, Detection and tracking algorithms, Computed tomography, Computer aided diagnosis and therapy, Reconstruction algorithms, Shape analysis, Lung cancer, Computer aided design, Image resolution, Image segmentation

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Proceedings Article | 6 June 2000 Paper

Automated recognition of the collimation field in digital radiography images by maximization of the Laplace area integral

Rafael Wiemker, Sabine Dippel, Martin Stahl, Thomas Blaffert, Udo Mahlmeister

Proceedings Volume 3979, (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.387669

KEYWORDS: Camera shutters, Collimation, Radiography, Hough transforms, Bone, X-rays, Image segmentation, X-ray imaging, Sensors, Detection and tracking algorithms

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Proceedings Article | 15 September 1995 Paper

Theory of stochastic signal processing for the optimization of CXRS explosives detection

Thomas Blaffert

Proceedings Volume 2511, (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.219589

KEYWORDS: Stochastic processes, Signal processing, Interference (communication), Chest imaging, Signal detection, Explosives detection, Detection theory, Explosives, X-rays, Collimators

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