Automatic segmentation of brain images: selection of region extraction methods

Leiguang Gong; Casimir A. Kulikowski; Reuben S. Mezrich M.D.

doi:10.1117/12.44292

1 July 1991 Automatic segmentation of brain images: selection of region extraction methods

Leiguang Gong, Casimir A. Kulikowski, Reuben S. Mezrich M.D.

Proceedings Volume 1450, Biomedical Image Processing II; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.44292
Event: Electronic Imaging '91, 1991, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

In automatically analyzing brain structures from a MR image, the choice of low level region extraction methods depends on the characteristics of both the target object and the surrounding anatomical structures in the image. The authors have experimented with local thresholding, global thresholding, and other techniques, using various types of MR images for extracting the major brian landmarks and different types of lesions. This paper describes specifically a local- binary thresholding method and a new global-multiple thresholding technique developed for MR image segmentation and analysis. The initial testing results on their segmentation performance are presented, followed by a comparative analysis of the two methods and their ability to extract different types of normal and abnormal brain structures -- the brain matter itself, tumors, regions of edema surrounding lesions, multiple sclerosis lesions, and the ventricles of the brain. The analysis and experimental results show that the global multiple thresholding techniques are more than adequate for extracting regions that correspond to the major brian structures, while local binary thresholding is helpful for more accurate delineation of small lesions such as those produced by MS, and for the precise refinement of lesion boundaries. The detection of other landmarks, such as the interhemispheric fissure, may require other techniques, such as line-fitting. These experiments have led to the formulation of a set of generic computer-based rules for selecting the appropriate segmentation packages for particular types of problems, based on which further development of an innovative knowledge- based, goal directed biomedical image analysis framework is being made. The system will carry out the selection automatically for a given specific analysis task.

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Leiguang Gong, Casimir A. Kulikowski, and Reuben S. Mezrich M.D. "Automatic segmentation of brain images: selection of region extraction methods", Proc. SPIE 1450, Biomedical Image Processing II, (1 July 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.44292

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