An Improved Threshold based Segmentation Algorithm for Brain MRI
Manoj Kumar V and Sumithra M G. Article: An Improved Threshold based Segmentation Algorithm for Brain MRI. IJCA Proceedings on International Conference on Innovations In Intelligent Instrumentation, Optimization and Electrical Sciences ICIIIOES(4):13-17, December 2013. Full text available. BibTeX
@article{key:article,
author = {Manoj Kumar V and Sumithra M G},
title = {Article: An Improved Threshold based Segmentation Algorithm for Brain MRI},
journal = {IJCA Proceedings on International Conference on Innovations In Intelligent Instrumentation, Optimization and Electrical Sciences},
year = {2013},
volume = {ICIIIOES},
number = {4},
pages = {13-17},
month = {December},
note = {Full text available}
}
Abstract
Present medical science very much depends on the medical images and medical imaging technology like MRI, CT, US, etc. Doctors are using these medical images for the anatomical structure study and for the treatment planning. But generally medical images are complex and noisy. This paper discuss about the segmentation and pre-processing which reduce the complexity of medical image analysis and eliminate noise and unwanted region without any loss of important information in the image. Threshold segmentation method is used for segmentation with Rank filter for de-noising.
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