MRI image analysis for abdominal and pelvic endometriosis

Thesis

Endometriosis is an oestrogen-dependent gynaecological condition defined as the presence of endometrial tissue outside the uterus cavity. The condition is predominantly found in women in their reproductive years, and associated with significant pelvic and abdominal chronic pain and infertility. The disease is believed to affect approximately 33% of women by a recent study. Currently, surgical intervention, often laparoscopic surgery, is the gold standard for diagnosing the disease and it r...

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Authors: Chi, W

• Publication date: 2012
• DOI: 10.5287/ora-ozbqqjrk0
• Type of award: DPhil
• Level of award: Doctoral
• Awarding institution: University of Oxford
• Language: English
• Keywords: geometric algebra; image segmentation; multi-view fusion; endometriosis; monogenic signals; Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI); level sets; Riesz transform
• Subjects: Gynaecology; Image understanding; Medical Engineering