Figure 9From: Automatic image-based segmentation of the heart from CT scansDeletion of the spine. (a) Original slice, (b) binary mask computed by thresholding with μsup(k), (c) object which contains the pixels belonging to the spine, (d) binary mask computed as the negative of the morphological dilation, (e) binary mask computed by thresholding with μ(k), (f) ROI before the deletion of the spine, (g) application of mask (d) to the ROI, (h) restoration of the aorta, and (i) masked slice.Back to article page