Semi-automated thresholding technique for measuring lesion volumes in multiple sclerosis: Effects of the change of the threshold on the computed lesion loads

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 30-34

  Filippi, M ^a,b   Rovaris, M ^a   Campi, A ^a   Pereira, C ^a   Comi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain magnetic resonance imaging; Lesion volume; Multiple sclerosis; Semi automated thresholding technique

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 0030050409     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1996.tb00166.x     Document Type: Article

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