New methods of MR image intensity standardization via generalized scale

Medical Physics

Volumn 33, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 3426-3434

  Madabhushi, Anant ^a   Udupa, Jayaram K ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAPHIC METHODS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STANDARDIZATION; TISSUE;

DIFFERENT PROTOCOLS; GENERALIZED SCALE; IMAGE PROCESSING APPLICATIONS; INTENSITY STANDARDIZATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POST-ACQUISITION PROCESSING; SIGNAL INTENSITY VARIATIONS; THREEDIMENSIONAL (3-D);

MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 33748324803     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.2335487     Document Type: Article

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