A fuzzy clustering algorithm with robust spatially constraint for brain MR image segmentation

IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 202-209

  Ji, Zexuan ^a   Cao, Guo ^a   Sun, Quansen ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS; FUZZY CLUSTERING; FUZZY SYSTEMS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

BRAIN MR IMAGE SEGMENTATION; FUZZY OBJECTIVE FUNCTION; INTENSITY INFORMATION; INTENSITY INHOMOGENEITY; PRIOR PROBABILITY; SEGMENTATION ALGORITHMS; SPATIAL INFORMATIONS; SPATIAL NEIGHBORHOODS;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

EID: 84912571174     PISSN: 10987584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/FUZZ-IEEE.2014.6891640     Document Type: Conference Paper

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