Title :
Comparison of tissue segmentation algorithms in neuroimage analysis software tools
Author :
Tsang, On ; Gholipour, Ali ; Kehtarnavaz, Nasser ; Gopinath, Kaundinya ; Briggs, Richard ; Panahi, Issa
Author_Institution :
Electrical Engineering Department, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 W. Campbell Rd., Richardson, 75080 USA
Abstract :
Accurate segmentation of different brain tissues is of much importance in magnetic resonance imaging. This paper presents a comparison of the existing segmentation algorithms that are deployed in the neuroimaging community as part of two widely used software packages. The results obtained in this comparison can be used to select the appropriate segmentation algorithm for the neuroimaging application of interest. In addition to the entire brain area, a comparison is carried out for the subcortical region of the brain in terms of its gray matter composition.
Keywords :
Algorithm design and analysis; Application software; Brain; Image segmentation; Magnetic analysis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neuroimaging; Software algorithms; Software packages; Software tools; Algorithms; Brain; Computer Graphics; Computers; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Markov Chains; Phantoms, Imaging; Programming Languages; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity; Software;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2008. EMBS 2008. 30th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1814-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2008.4650068
