A comparison of 3D split-and-merge segmentation with direct MRI determination of cerebral ventricule volume

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2710, Issue , 1996, Pages 190-200

  Manousakas, Ioannis N ^a   Undrill, Peter E ^a   Redpath, Thomas W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

3D segmentation; Cerebrospinal fluid volume; Magnetic resonance imaging; Split and merge

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ERROR ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SIMULATED ANNEALING;

CEREBRO-SPINAL FLUIDS (CSF);

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

EID: 0030316291     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.237923     Document Type: Conference Paper

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