A Framework of Vertebra Segmentation Using the Active Shape Model-Based Approach

<table class="table-group" width="800px"><tr class="fig-image" id="a"><td><img alt="621905.fig.0011a" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijbi/volume-2011/621905/figures/621905.fig.0011a.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(a) </b>4 landmarks</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="b"><td><img alt="621905.fig.0011b" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijbi/volume-2011/621905/figures/621905.fig.0011b.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(b) </b>8 landmarks</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="c"><td><img alt="621905.fig.0011c" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijbi/volume-2011/621905/figures/621905.fig.0011c.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(c) </b>12 landmarks</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="fig-image" id="d"><td><img alt="621905.fig.0011d" src="https://static.hindawi.com/articles/ijbi/volume-2011/621905/figures/621905.fig.0011d.jpg"/></td></tr><tr class="fig-caption"><td align="center"><table><tr><td><b>(d) </b>20 landmarks</td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<table>Influence of the number of landmarks.</table>

International Journal of Biomedical Imaging

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Figure 11: A Framework of Vertebra Segmentation Using the Active Shape Model-Based Approach 