Topology preserving automatic segmentation of the spinal cord in magnetic resonance images.
Min ChenAaron CarassJennifer L. CuzzocreoPierre-Louis BazinDaniel S. ReichJerry L. PrincePublished in: ISBI (2011)
Keyphrases
- topology preserving
- spinal cord
- magnetic resonance images
- automatic segmentation
- automatically segmenting
- manual segmentation
- mr images
- self organizing maps
- medical images
- level set method
- binary images
- competitive learning
- segmentation algorithm
- magnetic resonance imaging
- brain tissue
- intra subject
- white matter
- mri data
- diffusion tensor
- medical imaging
- high resolution
- accurate segmentation
- weighted voting
- deformation field
- thinning algorithm
- brain tumors
- active contours
- level set
- computer vision
- higher order
- high quality