Detection and quantification of MS lesions using fuzzy topological principles

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2710, Issue , 1996, Pages 81-93

  Udupa, J K ^a   Wei, L ^a   Samarasekera, S ^a   Miki, Y ^a   VanBuchem, M A ^a   Grossman, R I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fuzzy connectedness; Image segmentation; Lesion detection; MR image analysis; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; FUZZY SETS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL IMAGING; TOPOLOGY;

LESION DETECTION;

COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0030316201     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.237902     Document Type: Conference Paper

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