Robust spatially constrained fuzzy c-means algorithm for brain MR image segmentation

Pattern Recognition

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 2454-2466

  Ji, Zexuan ^a   Liu, Jinyao ^a   Cao, Guo ^a   Sun, Quansen ^a   Chen, Qiang ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Fuzzy c means; Image segmentation; Intensity inhomogeneity; Magnetic resonance imaging; Spatial information

Indexed keywords

BRAIN MAPPING; CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS; COPYING; FUZZY CLUSTERING; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; PIXELS; PROBABILITY; STATISTICS; TISSUE;

BIAS FIELD; BRAIN MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGES; FUZZY C-MEAN ALGORITHM; FUZZY-C MEANS; IMAGES SEGMENTATIONS; INTENSITY INHOMOGENEITY; PRIOR PROBABILITY; SEGMENTATION ACCURACY; SPATIAL FACTORS; SPATIAL INFORMATIONS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 84897115227     PISSN: 00313203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.patcog.2014.01.017     Document Type: Article

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