Analysis of Individual Brain Activation Maps Using Hierarchical Description and Multiscale Detection

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1994, Pages 702-710

  Poline, J B ^a   Mazoyer, B M ^a  

^a SERVICE HOSPITALIER FRÉDÉRIC JOLIOT   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL FILTERING AND PREDICTION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO;

AUTOCORRELATION FUNCTION; BRAIN ACTIVATION IMAGES; BRAIN ACTIVATION MAPS; GAUSSIAN FUNCTION; HIERARCHICAL DESCRIPTION; MAXIMUM LIKELIHOOD PROCEDURE; MULTISCALE DETECTION; PIXELS; POISSON PROCESS MODELLING; TALAIRACH SPACE;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 0028712716     PISSN: 02780062     EISSN: 1558254X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/42.363098     Document Type: Article

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