Scott T. Acton

Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering

Primary Phone Number

000.000.0000

Bio & Overview

Scott Acton's research group, Virginia Image and Video Analysis (VIVA), specializes in image analysis techniques such as image segmentation and motion tracking. Current projects including tracking cells observed in vivo, tracking military targets in clutter, developing techniques to process remotely sensed imagery, and seeking new ways of retrieving images by content. Theoretical interests include diffusion algorithms that utilize partial differential equations, scale space theory, active contours (snakes), level set theory, optimization techniques for image processing, and image morphology.

Academic Information

Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering

Academic Title: Professor

Other Appointments

Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering

Other Affiliations

Professor, ENG
Member, Immunology/Immunotherapy Program
Associate Professor, BIMS

Research Interests

Image and Video Processing; Biomedical Image Analysis; Biomedical and military tracking problems; Content-based image retrieval; Diffusion algorithms, active contours; Image morphology and scale space

Selected Publications

Slepian Z, Sundby K, Glier S, McDaniels J, Nystrom T, Mukherjee S, Acton ST, Condron B, Visual attraction in Drosophila larvae develops during a critical period and is modulated by crowding conditions., 2015; Journal of comparative physiology. A, Neuroethology, sensory, neural, and behavioral physiology. () . PMID: 26265464

Dengel LT, Petroni GR, Judge J, Chen D, Acton ST, Schroen AT, Slingluff CL, Total body photography for skin cancer screening., 2014; International journal of dermatology. () . PMID: 25515157

Janiczek RL, Blackman BR, Roy RJ, Meyer CH, Acton ST, Epstein FH, Three-dimensional phase contrast angiography of the mouse aortic arch using spiral MRI., 2011; Magnetic resonance in medicine : official journal of the Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine / Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 66(5) 1382-90. PMID: 21656547 | PMCID: PMC3170658

Bass GT, Ryall KA, Katikapalli A, Taylor BE, Dang ST, Acton ST, Saucerman JJ, Automated image analysis identifies signaling pathways regulating distinct signatures of cardiac myocyte hypertrophy., 2011; Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology. 52(5) 923-30. PMID: 22142594 | PMCID: PMC3299901

Prasad KM, Xu Y, Yang Z, Acton ST, French BA, Robust cardiomyocyte-specific gene expression following systemic injection of AAV: in vivo gene delivery follows a Poisson distribution., 2010; Gene therapy. 18(1) 43-52. PMID: 20703310 | PMCID: PMC2988989

Gilliam AD, Epstein FH, Acton ST, Cardiac motion recovery via active trajectory field models., 2009; IEEE transactions on information technology in biomedicine : a publication of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. 13(2) 226-35. PMID: 19171529 | PMCID: PMC2916732

McGarvey EL, Leon-Verdin M, Baum LD, Bloomfield K, Brenin DR, Koopman C, Acton S, Clark B, Parker BE, An evaluation of a computer-imaging program to prepare women for chemotherapy-related alopecia., 2009; Psycho-oncology. 19(7) 756-66. PMID: 19998333 | PMCID: PMC2888950

Li B, Acton ST, Automatic active model initialization via Poisson inverse gradient., 2008; IEEE transactions on image processing : a publication of the IEEE Signal Processing Society. 17(8) 1406-20. PMID: 18632349

Yu Y, Acton ST, Speckle reducing anisotropic diffusion., 2008; IEEE transactions on image processing : a publication of the IEEE Signal Processing Society. 11(11) 1260-70. PMID: 18249696

Garson CD, Li B, Acton ST, Hossack JA, Guiding automated left ventricular chamber segmentation in cardiac imaging using the concept of conserved myocardial volume., 2008; Computerized medical imaging and graphics : the official journal of the Computerized Medical Imaging Society. 32(4) 321-30. PMID: 18400469 | PMCID: PMC2505052

Li B, Acton ST, Active contour external force using vector field convolution for image segmentation., 2007; IEEE transactions on image processing : a publication of the IEEE Signal Processing Society. 16(8) 2096-106. PMID: 17688214

Rychak JJ, Li B, Acton ST, Leppänen A, Cummings RD, Ley K, Klibanov AL, Selectin ligands promote ultrasound contrast agent adhesion under shear flow., 2006; Molecular pharmaceutics. 3(5) 516-24. PMID: 17009850

Klibanov AL, Rychak JJ, Yang WC, Alikhani S, Li B, Acton S, Lindner JR, Ley K, Kaul S, Targeted ultrasound contrast agent for molecular imaging of inflammation in high-shear flow., 2006; Contrast media & molecular imaging. 1(6) 259-66. PMID: 17191766