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14 September 1993 Interactive segmentation of brain tumors in MR images using 3D region growing
James E. Cabral Jr., Keith S. White M.D., Yongmin Kim, Eric L. Effmann
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Abstract
We have developed an interactive software package designed to assist the radiologist in tissue segmentation for volumetric determination. Our algorithms treat a group of stacked images as a single volume, extending the concepts of traditional region growing and thresholding into three dimensions. Preliminary results from phantom studies indicate that, relative to conventional manual tracking techniques, the benefits of 3D region growing and thresholding include reduced time expenditure and improved determination of contiguous regions. However, heterogeneous signals and poor contrast may limit the usefulness of the automated segmentation algorithm alone. Therefore, several manual editing tools are included. When the automated segmentation tools are coupled with simple editing tools, accuracy of tissue segmentation in the phantom is equal or better than manual tracing alone with significant time savings.
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James E. Cabral Jr., Keith S. White M.D., Yongmin Kim, and Eric L. Effmann "Interactive segmentation of brain tumors in MR images using 3D region growing", Proc. SPIE 1898, Medical Imaging 1993: Image Processing, (14 September 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.154501
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KEYWORDS
Image segmentation

3D image processing

Image processing

Tissues

Tumors

Brain

Error analysis

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