Ultra-fast automated brain volumetry based on bispectral MR imaging data

Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 331-337

  Friedlinger, M ^a   Schroder J ^b   Schad, L R ^a,c  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

3D MR image processing; Alzheimer's disease; Brain volumetry; CSF; Grey and white brain matter; Image segmentation; Signal nonuniformity

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; THREE DIMENSIONAL COMPUTER GRAPHICS; VOLUME MEASUREMENT;

SIGNAL NONUNIFORMITY;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BRAIN SIZE; DATA BASE; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; VOLUMETRY;

ALGORITHMS; BRAIN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0344339077     PISSN: 08956111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-6111(99)00031-2     Document Type: Article

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