Applicability of semi-automatic segmentation for volumetric analysis of brain lesions

Journal of Medical Engineering and Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 173-178

  Heinonen, T ^a   Dastidar, P ^b   Eskola, H ^a   Frey, H ^a,b   Ryymin, P ^b   Laasonen, E ^a,b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; BRAIN; GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; VOLUME MEASUREMENT;

SEMI-AUTOMATIC SEGMENTATION METHOD;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BRAIN INFARCTION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RIGHT HEMISPHERE;

EID: 0032126545     PISSN: 03091902     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03091909809032536     Document Type: Article

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