Brain extraction from cerebral MRI volume using a hybrid level set based active contour neighborhood model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The extraction of brain tissue from cerebral MRI volume is an important pre-procedure for neuroimage analyses. The authors have developed an accurate and robust brain extraction method using a hybrid level set based active contour neighborhood model.

Methods

The method uses a nonlinear speed function in the hybrid level set model to eliminate boundary leakage. When using the new hybrid level set model an active contour neighborhood model is applied iteratively in the neighborhood of brain boundary. A slice by slice contour initial method is proposed to obtain the neighborhood of the brain boundary. The method was applied to the internet brain MRI data provided by the Internet Brain Segmentation Repository (IBSR).

Results

In testing, a mean Dice similarity c

SUBMITTER: Jiang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3639852 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature