Automatic segmentation of newborn brain MRI
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Automatic segmentation of newborn brain MRI
Quantitative brain tissue segmentation from newborn MRI offers the possibility of improved clinical decision making and diagnosis, new insight into the mechanisms of disease, and new methods for the evaluation of treatment protocols for preterm newborns. Such segmentation is challenging, however, due to the imaging characteristics of the developing brain. Existing techniques for newborn segment...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: NeuroImage
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1053-8119
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2009.04.068