Segmentation of brain magnetic resonance images for measurement of gray matter atrophy in multiple sclerosis patients

NeuroImage

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 769-776

  Nakamura, Kunio ^a   Fisher, Elizabeth ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN SIZE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ALGORITHMS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; ATROPHY; BRAIN; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEURONS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 57649233372     PISSN: 10538119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2008.09.059     Document Type: Article

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