Multiscale segmentation of three-dimensional MR brain images

International Journal of Computer Vision

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 185-202

  Niessen, W J ^a   Vincken, K L ^a   Weickert, J ^a   Ter Haar Romeny, B M ^a   Viergever, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL IMAGING; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; VISUALIZATION;

MULTISCALE SEGMENTATION; NONLINEAR SCALE SPACE;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

EID: 0032632272     PISSN: 09205691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1008070000018     Document Type: Article

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