Improving tissue classification in MRI: A three-dimensional multispectral discriminant analysis method with automated training class selection

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 144-154

  Harris, Gregory ^a   Andreasen, Nancy C ^a   Cizadlo, Ted ^a   Bailey, James M ^a   Bockholt, H Jeremy ^a   Magnotta, Vincent A ^a   Arndt, Stephan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain, anatomy; Brain, volume; Magnetic resonance imaging, atlas and atlases; Magnetic resonance imaging, techniques; Segmentation; Tissue classification

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; BRAIN; CALIBRATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MAGNETISM; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; TISSUE;

BRAIN ANATOMY; BRAIN VOLUME; GRAY MATTER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, ATLAS AND ATLAS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, TECHNIQUE; SEGMENTATION; TISSUE CLASSIFICATION; TISSUE TYPES; TRAINING CLASS; WHITE MATTER;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BRAIN TISSUE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0033048340     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-199901000-00030     Document Type: Article

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