2D Fast Vessel Visualization Using a Vessel Wall Mask Guiding Fine Vessel Detection

Table 2

Comparative analysis of the main vessel detection techniques with the proposed one.

Methodology Followed

Start/End Point Needed

Tube Specific

No Automation

Seed Point Needed

time to detection

Surgical planning

Neuro-surgical planning

Arbitrary objects detection

Arbitrary image modality

Fine Vessel Accuracy

Main vessel Accuracy

Center-Line-Detection Accuracy

Module complexity

Feature Complexity

m1

y

n

y

y

gt

Y

Y

n

y

gt

lt

y

gt

Lt

m2

y

y

y

n

gt

Y

y

y

y

gt

gt

lt

lt

eq

m3

y

y

n

n

gt

n

n

y

y

lt

eq

eq

lt

lt

m4

y

n

n

n

lt

y

y

y

y

lt

lt

eq

lt

lt

m5

y

n

y

y

gt

n

n

y

y

lt

y

lt

lt

lt

m6

n

y

n

n

eq

y

y

n

y

eq

eq

eq

eq

eq