Application of morphological connected openings and levelings on magnetic resonance images of the brain

In this article, several advanced connected transformations from mathematical morphology for computational neuroanatomy applications are developed. In particular, brain is separated from the skull in MRI T1 using morphological connected openings. The use of connected transformations allow the preser...

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Published in:International journal of imaging systems and technology 2011-12, Vol.21 (4), p.336-348
Main Authors: Mendiola-Santibañez, Jorge D., Terol-Villalobos, Iván R., Jiménez-Sánchez, Angélica R., Gallegos-Duarte, Martín, Rodriguez-Resendiz, Juvenal, Santillan, Israel
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Language:English
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brain segmentation
connectivity
granulometric analysis
levelings
mathematical morphology
opening with reconstruction criteria
rank-max-connected opening
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Summary:In this article, several advanced connected transformations from mathematical morphology for computational neuroanatomy applications are developed. In particular, brain is separated from the skull in MRI T1 using morphological connected openings. The use of connected transformations allow the preservation of regions, without introduce new information. As a result, the segmented brains preserve by complete information of the original images being more reliable for the specialist who deals with information such as white and gray matter. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J ImagingSyst Technol, 21, 336–348, 2011
ISSN:0899-9457
1098-1098
DOI:10.1002/ima.20299