Focused shape models for hip joint segmentation in 3D magnetic resonance images.Deformable models incorporating shape priors have proved to be a successful approach in segmenting anatomical regions and specific structures in medical images.  This paper introduces weighted shape priors for deformable models in the context of 3D magnetic resonance (MR) image segmentation of the bony elements of the human hip joint. 
deformable models
This paper introduces weighted shape priors for deformable models in the context of 3D magnetic resonance (MR) image segmentation of the bony elements of the human hip joint. 
weighted shape priors
This focused shape model improves accuracy of the shape constraints in those regions compared to standard approaches. 
standard approaches