A modified FCM algorithm for MRI brain image segmentation using both local and non-local spatial constraints

Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 685-698

  Wang, Jianzhong ^a   Kong, Jun ^a   Lu, Yinghua ^a   Qi, Miao ^a   Zhang, Baoxue ^a  

^a NORTHEAST NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fuzzy c means; Image segmentation; Magnetic resonance image; Non local constraint; Spatial constraint

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ATOMS; COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS; DIGITAL IMAGE STORAGE; FUZZY CLUSTERING; FUZZY RULES; FUZZY SYSTEMS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RESONANCE;

BRAIN IMAGES; CLINICAL ANALYSIS; DISSIMILARITY INDICES; DISTANCE METRIC; FCM ALGORITHMS; FCM CLUSTERS; FUZZY C-MEANS; LOCAL INFORMATIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGE; MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSES; MR IMAGES; NOISE EFFECTS; NON-LOCAL CONSTRAINT; SPATIAL CONSTRAINT; SPATIAL CONSTRAINTS; SPATIAL CONTEXTS; STATE OF THE ARTS;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FUZZY SYSTEM; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

BRAIN; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FUZZY LOGIC; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; WEIGHTS AND MEASURES;

EID: 55649121609     PISSN: 08956111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compmedimag.2008.08.004     Document Type: Article

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