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In-Vivo Intensity Correction and Segmentation of Magnetic Resonance Image Data

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Authors

W. M. Wells III

W. E. L. Grimson

R. Kikinis and F. A. Jolesz

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Abstract:

This paper describes a statistical method that uses knowledge of tissue properties and intensity inhomogeneities to correct in-vivo MR images. The result is a method that allows for more accurate segmentation of tissue types as well as better visualization of MRI data.