3D brain tumor segmentation in MRI using fuzzy classification, symmetry analysis and spatially constrained deformable models

Fuzzy Sets and Systems

Volumn 160, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1457-1473

  Khotanlou, Hassan ^a   Colliot, Olivier ^b   Atif, Jamal ^c   Bloch, Isabelle ^a  

^a INSTITUT TELECOM   (France)

^b Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DES ANTILLES ET DE LA GUYANE   (France)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Deformable model; Segmentation; Spatial relations; Symmetry plane

Indexed keywords

BRAIN MODELS; DEFORMATION; FUZZY SYSTEMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ONCOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING;

BRAIN TUMOR; DEFORMABLE MODEL; SEGMENTATION; SPATIAL RELATIONS; SYMMETRY PLANE;

TUMORS;

EID: 62949196900     PISSN: 01650114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fss.2008.11.016     Document Type: Article

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