Semi-automated extraction of brain contours from MRI

Neuroradiology

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 797-803

  Ong, H T ^a   Tieman, J ^a   Albert, M ^b   Jolesz, F ^a   Sandor, T ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain volume measurement; Contour extraction; Image processing; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; BRAIN; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0030690505     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050508     Document Type: Article

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