In this work, we describe and evaluate a semi-automatic method for liver segmentation in CT images using a
3D interface with haptic feedback and stereo graphics. Recently, we reported our fast semi-automatic method
using fast marching segmentation. Four users performed initialization of the method for 52 datasets by manually
drawing seed-regions directly in 3D using the haptic interface. Here, we evaluate our segmentation method
by computing accuracy based on newly obtained manual delineations by two radiologists for 23 datasets. We
also show that by performing subsequent segmentation with an interactive deformable model, we can increase
segmentation accuracy. Our method shows high reproducibility compared to manual delineation. The mean
precision for the manual delineation is 89%, while it is 97% for the fast marching method. With the subsequent
deformable mesh segmentation, we obtain a mean precision of 98%. To assess accuracy, we construct a fuzzy
ground truth by averaging the manual delineations. The mean sensitivity for the fast marching segmentation is
93% and the specificity is close to 100%. When we apply deformable model segmentation, we obtain a sensitivity
increase of three percentage points while the high specificity is maintained. The mean interaction time for the
deformable model segmentation is 1.5 minutes.
We present a fully 3D liver segmentation method where high accuracy and precision is efficiently obtained
via haptic interaction in a 3D user interface. Our method makes it possible to avoid time-consuming manual
delineation, which otherwise is a common option prior to, e.g., hepatic surgery planning.
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