• DocumentCode
    2118356
  • Title

    Elimination of RF Inhomogeneity Effects in Segmentation

  • Author

    Agus, Onur ; Ozkan, Mehmed ; Aydin, Kubilay

  • Author_Institution
    Bogazici Univ., Istanbul
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    27-29 Sept. 2007
  • Firstpage
    534
  • Lastpage
    537
  • Abstract
    There are various methods proposed for the segmentation and analysis of MR images. However the efficiency of these techniques is effected by various artifacts that occur in the imaging system. One of the most encountered problems is the intensity variation across an image. To overcome this problem different methods are used. In this paper we propose a method for the elimination of intensity artifacts in segmentation of MRI images. Inter imager variations are also minimized to produce the same tissue segmentation for the same patient. A well-known multivariate classification algorithm, maximum likelihood is employed to illustrate the enhancement in segmentation.
  • Keywords
    biomedical MRI; image classification; image enhancement; image segmentation; maximum likelihood estimation; medical image processing; MR image segmentation; RF inhomogeneity effect; image enhancement; image intensity variation; maximum likelihood classifier; multivariate classification algorithm; radio frequency inhomogeneity; tissue segmentation; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical imaging; Classification algorithms; Image analysis; Image segmentation; Imaging phantoms; Magnetic resonance imaging; Radio frequency; Signal processing algorithms; Tellurium;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Image and Signal Processing and Analysis, 2007. ISPA 2007. 5th International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Istanbul
  • ISSN
    1845-5921
  • Print_ISBN
    978-953-184-116-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ISPA.2007.4383750
  • Filename
    4383750