Aortic annulus sizing using watershed transform and morphological approach for CT images

• Main Authors: Norhasmira, Mohammad, Zaid, Omar, Mus’ab, Sahrim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: AIP Publishing. 2018
• Subjects: QA76 Computer software; RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
• Online Access: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46027/1/020048_1_online.pdf; http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/46027/; https://pubs.aip.org/aip/acp/article/1930/1/020048/783735/Aortic-annulus-sizing-using-watershed-transform; https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5022942
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak

Aortic valve disease occurs due to calcification deposits on the area of leaflets within the human heart. It is progressive over time where it can affect the mechanism of the heart valve. To avoid the risk of surgery for vulnerable patients especially senior citizens, a new method has been introdu...