A method for segmenting a feature of interest from a volume image acquires image data elements from the image of a subject. At least one view of the acquired volume is displayed. One or more boundary points along a boundary of the feature of interest are identified according to one or more geometric primitives defined by a user with reference to the displayed view. A foreground seed curve defined according to the one or more identified boundary points and a background seed curve encompassing and spaced apart from the foreground seed curve are formed. Segmentation is applied to the volume image according to foreground values that are spatially bounded within the foreground seed curve and according to background values that lie outside the background seed curve. An image of the segmented feature of interest is displayed.