Image Segmentation Methods and Applications in MRI Brain Images

IETE Technical Review (Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, India)

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 413-427

  Yazdani, Sepideh ^a   Yusof, Rubiyah ^a   Karimian, Alireza ^b   Pashna, Mohsen ^a   Hematian, Amirshahram ^c  

^a MALAYSIA JAPAN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ISFAHAN   (Iran)

^c TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Automatic segmentation techniques; Cerebrospinal fluid; Gray matter; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medical imaging; MRI segmentation; Tissue classification; White matter

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CONTROL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING; MEDICAL IMAGING;

AUTOMATIC SEGMENTATION TECHNIQUES; GRAY MATTER; MRI SEGMENTATION; TISSUE CLASSIFICATION; WHITE MATTER;

IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

EID: 84957609538     PISSN: 02564602     EISSN: 09745971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02564602.2015.1027307     Document Type: Review

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