Knowledge-guided information fusion for segmentation of multiple sclerosis lesions in MRI images

Chaozhe Zhu; Tianzi Jiang

doi:10.1117/12.480312

15 May 2003 Knowledge guided information fusion for segmentation of multiple sclerosis lesions in MRI images

Chaozhe Zhu, Tianzi Jiang

Proceedings Volume 5032, Medical Imaging 2003: Image Processing; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.480312
Event: Medical Imaging 2003, 2003, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

In this work, T1-, T2- and PD-weighted MR images of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, providing information on the properties of tissues from different aspects, are treated as three independent information sources for the detection and segmentation of MS lesions. Based on information fusion theory, a knowledge guided information fusion framework is proposed to accomplish 3-D segmentation of MS lesions. This framework consists of three parts: (1) information extraction, (2) information fusion, and (3) decision. Information provided by different spectral images is extracted and modeled separately in each spectrum using fuzzy sets, aiming at managing the uncertainty and ambiguity in the images due to noise and partial volume effect. In the second part, the possible fuzzy map of MS lesions in each spectral image is constructed from the extracted information under the guidance of experts' knowledge, and then the final fuzzy map of MS lesions is constructed through the fusion of the fuzzy maps obtained from different spectrum. Finally, 3-D segmentation of MS lesions is derived from the final fuzzy map. Experimental results show that this method is fast and accurate.

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Chaozhe Zhu and Tianzi Jiang "Knowledge guided information fusion for segmentation of multiple sclerosis lesions in MRI images", Proc. SPIE 5032, Medical Imaging 2003: Image Processing, (15 May 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.480312

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