A nonparametric MRI inhomogeneity correction method

Medical Image Analysis

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 336-345

  Manjón, José V ^a   Lull, Juan J ^a   Carbonell Caballero, José ^a   García Martí, Gracián ^a   Martí Bonmatí, Luís ^b   Robles, Montserrat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b Pathology Laboratory Quirón Hospital   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bias field; Inhomogeneity correction; Non uniformity

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL IMAGING;

BIAS FIELD; IMAGE FEATURES; INHOMOGENEITY CORRECTION; INTENSITY INHOMOGENEITIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGES;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; AUTOMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTROPY; METHODOLOGY; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL PROCESSING;

HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 34250844477     PISSN: 13618415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.media.2007.03.001     Document Type: Article

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