A segmentation algorithm for brain MR images using fuzzy model and level sets

International Journal of Innovative Computing, Information and Control

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 5565-5574

  Chen, Zhibin ^a,b,c   Qiu, Tianshuang ^a   Ruan, Su ^c  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LIAONING   (China)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

Author keywords

Fuzzy clustering; Level sets; Magnetic resonance images; Tissue segmentation

Indexed keywords

BRAIN MR; CEREBRAL TISSUES; CEREBRO SPINAL FLUIDS; FUZZY MODELS; GRAY MATTER; IMPROVED ALGORITHM; INITIAL CONDITIONS; LEVEL SET; LEVEL SETS; LEVEL-SET TECHNIQUES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGES; MR IMAGES; NOVEL ALGORITHM; ORIGINAL ALGORITHMS; QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION; SEGMENTATION ALGORITHMS; SEGMENTATION RESULTS; STABILITY PROBLEM; TISSUE SEGMENTATION; WHITE MATTER;

ALGORITHMS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; FUZZY CLUSTERING; FUZZY SYSTEMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TISSUE;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

EID: 78650296051     PISSN: 13494198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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