Intensity non-uniformity correction of magnetic resonance images using a fuzzy segmentation algorithm

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 7 VOLS, Issue , 2005, Pages 3035-3038

  Shen, S ^a   Sandham, W A ^b   Granat, M H ^c   Sterr, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b Scotsig   (United Kingdom)

^c GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; FUZZY SETS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; PROBLEM SOLVING;

FUZZY C-MEANS (FCM) ALGORITHM; INTENSITY-BASED SEGMENTATION METHODS; RADIO FREQUENCY (RF) COIL; SLOW-VARYING SHADING ARTIFACT;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 33846931397     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2005.1617114     Document Type: Conference Paper

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