A knowledge-guided active contour method of segmentation of cerebella on MR images of pediatric patients with medulloblastoma

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-11

  Shan, Zu Y ^a   Ji, Qing ^a   Gajjar, Amar ^a   Reddick, Wilburn E ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Active contour; Automated brain segmentation; Brain structure delineation; Cerebellum; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE CONTOUR MODEL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED BRAIN SEGMENTATION; BRAIN; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHMS; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA;

EID: 11144347686     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.20229     Document Type: Article

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