FLEXIBLE PLUG-AND-PLAY MEDICAL IMAGE SEGMENTATION

摘要

The invention relates to a system (100) for segmentation of image data describing an object comprising a first and second object component, the system comprising: a selection unit (120) for selecting a first component model of a plurality of first component models for adapting to the image data in order to delineate the first object component and for selecting a second component model of a plurality of second component models for adapting to the image data in order to delineate the second object component, a connection unit (130) for connecting the first and second component model, an initialization unit (140) for initializing the first and second component model in the image data volume, and an adaptation unit (150) for adapting the first and second component model to the image data, thereby segmenting the image data. Thus, the system (100) of the invention offers a good coverage of object variability, allowing many object models constructed from component models, while each component model is optimized to describe the modeled object component. Consequently, selecting an optimal first and second component model and an optimal way of connecting them improves the flexibility, robustness, and accuracy of the image data segmentation.