The today's diversity of imaging devices makes it possible to explore the anatomical as well as functional and dynamical aspects of the cardio-vascular (CV) system. From the clinical point of view, the early diagnosis and the computer-assisted treatment of CV diseases are a challenge since these diseases are still the leading cause of mortality in industrial countries. However, the fruitful exploitation of the imaging data together with complementary heterogeneous data requires the development of efficient image analysis techniques including a priori knowledge and simple to sophisticated models.
Topics covered in this special session are spatio-temporal segmentation, statistical learning, motion estimation, tracking and analysis, functional parameter extraction and analysis, multi-modality image registration and fusion with an emphasis on model-based approaches.
Authors should submit a six page manuscript in double-column format, A4 page size, including authors' names, affiliations, and an abstract. All submissions should adhere to the ISPA author instructions. Papers should be submitted online using the ISPA electronic submission form. Please check the name of the special session under categories selection. Important: The paper should also be sent by e-mail to the special session organizers whose addresses are indicated below.
Dr. Patrick Clarysse,
CREATIS-UMR CNRS 5515, Lyon, France
Dr. Alejandro Frangi,
I3A, University of Zaragoza, Spain
Dr. Andres Santos,
Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain