GA-based multiresolution fusion of segmented brain images using PD-, T1- and T2-weighted MR modalities

Neural Computing and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1433-1447

  Bhattacharya, Mahua ^a   Das, Arpita ^b   Chandana, M ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

FCM segmentation; Genetic algorithm; Gibbs segmentation; ICM segmentation; Image fusion; MRF; Multiresolution analysis

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATIC EXTRACTION; BRAIN IMAGES; FIDUCIAL POINTS; FUSED IMAGES; FUSION PROCESS; FUSION STRATEGIES; FUZZY C MEAN; HUMAN BRAIN; INPUT IMAGE; MARKOV RANDOM FIELD MODEL; MARKOV RANDOM FIELDS; MEDICAL IMAGE FUSION; MRF; MULTI-RESOLUTIONS; MULTIMODALITY IMAGING; MULTIPLE RESOLUTIONS; MULTIRESOLUTION FUSION; MUTUAL INFORMATIONS; SEARCH TECHNIQUE; SEGMENTATION TECHNIQUES; SEGMENTED IMAGES; SIMILARITY MEASURING;

GENETIC ALGORITHMS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; MULTIRESOLUTION ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL;

IMAGE FUSION;

EID: 84865635825     PISSN: 09410643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00521-011-0730-3     Document Type: Article

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