A new look at Markov Random Field (MRF) model-based MR image analysis

Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE

Volumn 5747, Issue II, 2005, Pages 1317-1328

  Lei, Tianhu ^a   Udupa, Jayaram K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Clique potential; EM algorithm; Finite normal mixture; Markov random field; Neighborhood system; Second order statistics

Indexed keywords

CLIQUE POTENTIAL; EXPECTATION-MAXIMIZATION (EM) ALGORITHMS; FINITE MORMAL MOXTURE; MARKOV RANDOM FIELD (MRF); NEIGHBORHOOD SYSTEM; SECOND ORDER STATISTICS;

ALGORITHMS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MARKOV PROCESSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 23844475151     PISSN: 16057422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.596251     Document Type: Conference Paper

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