Segmentation and measurement of the cortex from 3-D MR images using coupled-surfaces propagation
Zeng X, Staib L, Schultz R, Duncan J. Segmentation and measurement of the cortex from 3-D MR images using coupled-surfaces propagation. IEEE Transactions On Medical Imaging 1999, 18: 927-937. PMID: 10628952, DOI: 10.1109/42.811276.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImage-derived informationEasy initializationAutomatic segmentationEfficient segmentationMR imagesChallenging problemFinal representationManual segmentationThree-dimensional MR imagesSegmentationComputational efficiencyOutermost thin layerSuch problemsImagesTight couplingNew approachConvoluted natureRepresentationGeometric measurementsInitializationImplementationSulcal foldsBrain anatomyInformationConstraints