[Insight-users] destinguishing sheets from fibers

[lynx.abraxas at freenet.de]

On 20/07/10 17:41:32, Sergio Vera wrote:
> Using the hessian you can look for tubular structures easily. ITK has some
> functions related oriented do enhance vessels (that are similar to your
> fibers).
>
> There are also minor modifications of the hessian filter that sould be able
> to respond well to plate-like structures as far as I remember...
>
> Look for Alejandro Frangi Vesselness measure. His paper explains the
> combination of eigenvalues of the Hessian that respond well to tubes and to
> plates.
>

Thanks a lot Sergio! This seems to be a very promising solution to my problem.
I'll try the HessianObjectnessFilter.

I wonder though if it would be better to apply the filter before  binarization
(thresholding) of a grey image or on the binarized (thresholded) image?

Many thanks again.
Lynx