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Peer Reviewed Articles
- J. Cheng, E. Ukwatta, S. Shavakh, T.W.S. Chow, G. Parraga, J.D. Spence, B. Chiu, "Sensitive three-dimensional ultrasound assessment of carotid atherosclerosis by weighted average of local vessel wall and plaque thickness change," Med. Phys., In press. 2017.
- E. Ukwatta, H. Arevalo, K. Li, J. Yuan, P. Malamas, W. Qiu, K. C. Wu, N. A. Trayanova, F. Vadakkumpadan, "Myocardial Infarct segmentation from magnetic resonance images for personalized modeling of cardiac electrophysiology," IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 2016.
- E. Ukwatta, J. Yuan, W. Qiu, M. Rajchl, B. Chiu, A. Fenster, "Joint segmentation of lumen and outer wall from femoral artery MR images: Towards 3D Imaging measurements of peripheral arterial disease," Medical Image Analysis, 26(1) 120-132 2015.
- E. Ukwatta, H. Arevalo, M. Rajchl, J. White, F. Pashakhanloo, A. Prakosa, D. A. Herzka, E. McVeigh, A. C. Lardo, N. A. Trayanova, F. Vadakkumpadan, "Image-based reconstruction of three-dimensional myocardial infarct geometry for patient-specific modeling of cardiac electrophysiology," Medical Physics, 42(8), 4579-90 2015.
- W. Qiu, J. Yuan, E. Ukwatta, A. Fenster, "Rotationally resliced 3D prostate TRUS segmentation using convex optimization with shape priors," Medical Physics, 42(2), 877-891 2015.
- W. Qiu, J. Yuan, E. Ukwatta, Y. Sun, M. Rajchl, A. Fenster, "Dual optimization based prostate zonal segmentation in 3D MR images," Medical Image Analysis, 18(4), 660-73 2014.
- W. Qiu, J. Yuan, E. Ukwatta, Y. Sun, M. Rajchl, A. Fenster, "Prostate segmentation: An efficient convex optimization approach with axial symmetry using 3D TRUS and MR images," IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 33(4), 947-60 2013.
- E. Ukwatta, J. Yuan, M. Rajchl, W. Qiu, D. Tessier, A. Fenster, "3-D Carotid multi-region MRI segmentation by globally optimal evolution of coupled surfaces," IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 32(4),770-85 2013.
- E. Ukwatta, J. Yuan, D. Buchanan, B. Chiu, J. Awad, W. Qiu, G. Parraga, A. Fenster, "Three-dimensional segmentation of three-dimensional ultrasound carotid atherosclerosis using sparse field level sets," Medical Physics, 40(5), 2903-20, 2013.
- B. Chiu, E. Ukwatta, S. Shavakh, A. Fenster, "Quantitative and visualization of carotid segmentation accuracy and precision using a 2D standardized carotid map," Physics in Medicine and Biology, 58(11), 3671-703, 2013.
- W. Qiu, J. Yuan, E. Ukwatta, D. Tessier, A. Fenster, "3D prostate segmentation using level set with shape constraint based on rotational slices for 3D end-firing TRUS guided biopsy," Medical Physics, 40(7), 2903-15 2013.
- M. Rajchl, J. Yuan, J. A. White, E. Ukwatta, J. Stirrat, M. S. Nambakhsh, T. M. Peters, "Interactive hierarchical max-flow segmentation of scar tissue from late-enhancement cardiac MR images," IEEE Trans. on Medical Imaging, 33(1), 159-172 2013.
- E. Ukwatta, J. Awad, A. D. Ward, D. Buchanan, J. Samarabandu, G. Parraga, A. Fenster, "Three-dimensional ultrasound of carotid atherosclerosis: Semi-automated segmentation using a level set-based method," Medical Physics, 38(5), 2479-95 2011.
- E. Ukwatta, J. Samarabandu, Mike Hall, "Machine vision system for automated spectroscopy," Machine Vision and Applications, 22(5), 1-11 2011.
Peer Reviewed Conference Papers
- G. Hanna, N. Trayanova, G. Wright, E. Ukwatta, "Evaluation of a T1 Mapping Technique for Stratifying Patient Risk: A Preliminary Study using Computer Simulations of Cardiac Electrophysiology", IEEE EMBS ISC(accepted), 2016.
- E. Ukwatta, M. Rajchl, J. White, F. Pashakhanloo, D. A. Herzka, E. McVeigh, A. C. Lardo, N. A. Trayanova, F. Vadakkumpadan, "Image-based reconstruction of 3D myocardial infarct geometry for patient specific applications," SPIE Medical Imaging: Image Processing, 94132W-7, 2015.
- W. Qiu, J. Yuan, J. Kishimoto, Y. Chen, M. Rajchl, E. Ukwatta, S. Ribaupierre, A. Fenster, "Longitudinal analysis of pre-term neonatal brain ventricle in ultrasound images based on convex optimization," Medical Image Computing and Computer Aided Intervention (MICCAI), Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 476-483, 2015. (Double-blinded review, acceptance rate ~29%)
- W. Qiu, J. Yuan, J. Kishimoto, Y. Chen, M. Rajchl, E. Ukwatta, S. Ribaupierre, A. Fenster, "Automatic 3D US brain ventricle segmentation in pre-term neonates using multi-phase geodesic level-sets with shape prior," Medical Image Computing and Computer Aided Intervention (MICCAI), Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 89-96, 2015. (Double-blinded review, acceptance rate ~29%)
- E. Ukwatta, J. Yuan, W. Qiu, K. Wu, N. Trayanova, F. Vadakkumpadan, "Myocardial infarct segmentation and reconstruction from 2D late-gadolinium enhanced magnetic resonance images," Medical Image Computing and Computer Aided Intervention (MICCAI), Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 554-61, 2014. (Double-blinded review, acceptance rate ~29%)
- W. Qiu, M. Rajchl, F. Guo, Y. Sun, E. Ukwatta, A. Fenster, J. Yuan, "3D prostate TRUS segmentation using globally optimized volume-preserving prior," Medical Image Computing and Computer Aided Intervention (MICCAI), Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 796-803, 2014. (Double-blinded review, acceptance rate ~29%)
- W. Qiu, J Yuan, J. Kishimoto, S. Ribaupierre, E. Ukwatta, A. Fenster, "Semi-automatic segmentation of preterm neonate ventricle system from 3D ultrasound images," IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging, 1222-5, 2014.
- M. Rajchl, K. Abhari, J. Stirrat, E. Ukwatta, D. Cantor, Feng P. Li1, T. M. Peters, and J. A. White, "Distribution of guidance models for cardiac resynchronization therapy in the setting of multi-center clinical trials", SPIE Medical Imaging, 90361V-90361V-7, 2014.
- E. Ukwatta, J. Yuan, W. Qiu , M. Rajchl, B. Chiu, S. Shavakh, J. Xu, A. Fenster, "Joint segmentation of 3D femoral lumen outer wall surfaces from MR images," Medical Image Computing and Computer Aided Intervention (MICCAI), Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 534-41 2013. (Double-blinded review, acceptance rate ~32.8%)
- E. Ukwatta, J. Yuan, W. Qiu, M. Rajchl, A. Fenster, "Efficient convex optimization-based curvature dependent contour evolution approach for medical image segmentation," Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging: Image Processing, 866902-1-9 2013.
- W. Qiu, J. Yuan, M. Rajchl, J. Kishimoto, E. Ukwatta, S. Ribaupierre, A. Fenster, "Cerebral ventricle segmentation from 3D pre-term IVH neonate MR images using atlas-based convex optimization," Computer-assisted Robotic endoscopy, 45-54 2014.
- W. Qiu, J. Yuan, E. Ukwatta, Y. Sun, M. Rajchl, A. Fenster, "Fast globally optimal segmentation of 3D prostate MRI with axial symmetry prior," Medical Image Computing and Computer Aided Intervention (MICCAI), Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 198-205 2013. (Double blinded review, acceptance rate ~32.8%
- J. Yuan, E. Ukwatta, W. Qiu, Y. Sun, M. Rajchl, X-C Tai, A. Fenster, "Jointly segmenting prostate zones in 3D MRIs by globally optimized coupled level-sets," Proceedings of Energy minimization methods in Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (EMMCVPR), Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 12-25 2013. (Double-blinded review, acceptance rate ~30%)
- J. Yuan, W. Qiu, M. Rajchl, E. Ukwatta , X.C. Tai, A. Fenster, "Efficient 3D endfiring TRUS prostate segmentation with globally optimized rotational symmetry," IEEE Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition (CVPR), 2211-18, 2013. (Double-blinded review, acceptance rate ~25%)
- W. Qiu, J. Yuan, E. Ukwatta, M. Rajchl, A. Fenster, "Efficient 3D multi-region prostate MRI segmentation using dual optimization," Information Processing in Medical Imaging (IPMI), Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 304-15 2013. (Double-blinded review, acceptance rate ~25%)
- W. Qiu, J. Yuan, J. Kishimoto, E. Ukwatta, A. Fenster, "Lateral ventricle segmentation of 3D pre-term neonates US using convex optimization," Medical Image Computing and Computer Aided Intervention (MICCAI), Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 559-66 2013. (Double-blinded review, acceptance rate ~32.8%)
- W. Qiu, J. Yuan, E. Ukwatta, D. Tessier, A. Fenster, "3D prostate segmentation in 3D TRUS using convex optimization," Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging: Image Processing 866943-1-7 2013. (Honorable mention in the image processing conference)
- E. Ukwatta, J. Yuan, M. Rajchl, A. Fenster, "Efficient global optimization based 3D carotid AB-LIB MRI segmentation by simultaneously evolving coupled surfaces," Medical Image Computing and Computer Aided Intervention (MICCAI), Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 377-84, 2012. (Double-blinded review, acceptance rate ~32%)
- J. Yuan, W. Qiu, E. Ukwatta, M. Rajchl, A. Fenster, "An efficient convex optimization approach to 3D prostate MRI segmentation with generic start shape prior," MICCAI Prostate Workshop, 1-12 2012.
- M. Rajchl, J. Yuan, J. A. White, C. M. S. Nambakhsh, E. Ukwatta, F. Li, J. Stirrat, T. M. Peters, "A fast convex optimization approach to segmenting 3D scar tissue from delayed-enhancement cardiac MR images," Medical Image Computing and Computer Aided Intervention (MICCAI), Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 659-666, 2012. (Double-blinded review, acceptance rate ~32%)
- W. Qiu, J. Yuan, E. Ukwatta, D. Tessier, A. Fenster, "Rotational-slice-based prostate segmentation using level set with shape constraint for 3D end-firing TRUS guided biopsy," Medical Image Computing and Computer Aided Intervention (MICCAI), Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 537-44, 2012. (Double-blinded review, acceptance rate ~32%)
- M. Rajchl, J. Yuan, E. Ukwatta, T. M. Peters, "Fast interactive multi-region cardiac segmentation with linearly ordered labels," IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging, 1409-12, 2012. (Double-blinded review, acceptance rate ~60%)
- E. Ukwatta, D. Buchanan, G. Parraga, A. Fenster, "Three-dimensional ultrasound imaging of carotid atherosclerosis," IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Computation and Bio-Medical Instrumentation, 81-84, 2011. (Double-blinded review)
- D. Buchanan, I. Gyacskov, E. Ukwatta, T.Lindenmaier, A. Fenster, G. Parraga, "Semi-automated segmentation of carotid artery plaque volume from three dimensional ultrasound carotid imaging," Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging, 83170I-83170I-7 2012.
- E. Ukwatta, J. Awad, D. Buchanan, G. Parraga, A. Fenster, "Three-dimensional semi-automated segmentation of carotid atherosclerosis from three-dimensional ultrasound images," Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging, San Diego, CA, 83150O-2 2012.
- E. Ukwatta, J. Awad, A. D. Ward, D. Buchanan, G. Parraga, A. Fenster, "Coupled level set segmentation approach for carotid segmentation using 3D ultrasound images," IEEE International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging, 37-40, 2011. (Double-blinded review, acceptance rate ~60%)
- E. Ukwatta, J. Awad, A. D. Ward, A. Krasinski, J. Samarabandu, G. Parraga, A. Fenster, "Segmentation of the lumen and media-adventitia boundaries of the common carotid artery from 3D ultrasound images," Proceedings of SPIE Medical Imaging, Orlando, FL, 7963-15 79630G, 2011.
- E. Ukwatta, J. Samarabandu, "Vision based metal spectral analysis using multi-label classification," Canadian Conference on Computer and Robot Vision, 132-139, 2009. (Double-blinded review)
- E. Ukwatta, R. Rodrigo, J. Samarabandu, M. Hall, "Vision based spectroscopy simulation," Canadian Conference on Computer and Robot Vision, 363-368, 2008. (Double-blinded review)