A FAST AND ROBUST METHOD FOR VOLUMETRIC MRI BRAIN EXTRACTION

Sami Bourouis, Kamel Hamrouni

2008

Abstract

This paper presents a method for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) segmentation and the extraction of main brain tissues. The method uses an image processing technique based on level-set approach and EM-algorithm. The paper describes the main features of the method, and presents experimental results with real volumetric images in order to evaluate the performance of the method.

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Bourouis S. and Hamrouni K. (2008). A FAST AND ROBUST METHOD FOR VOLUMETRIC MRI BRAIN EXTRACTION . In Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - Volume 1: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2008) ISBN 978-989-8111-21-0, pages 461-466. DOI: 10.5220/0001078604610466


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@conference{visapp08,
author={Sami Bourouis and Kamel Hamrouni},
title={A FAST AND ROBUST METHOD FOR VOLUMETRIC MRI BRAIN EXTRACTION},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - Volume 1: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2008)},
year={2008},
pages={461-466},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001078604610466},
isbn={978-989-8111-21-0},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Computer Vision Theory and Applications - Volume 1: VISAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2008)
TI - A FAST AND ROBUST METHOD FOR VOLUMETRIC MRI BRAIN EXTRACTION
SN - 978-989-8111-21-0
AU - Bourouis S.
AU - Hamrouni K.
PY - 2008
SP - 461
EP - 466
DO - 10.5220/0001078604610466