Maximum Evidence Method for classification of brain tissues in MRI
Within the family of statistical image segmentation methods, those based on Bayesian inference have been commonly applied to classify brain tissues as obtained with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). In this framework we present an unsupervised algorithm to account for the main tissue classes that co...
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paper:paper_01678655_v32_n1_p12_Isoardi2023-06-08T15:16:59Z Maximum Evidence Method for classification of brain tissues in MRI Oliva, Damián Ernesto Bayesian estimation Image segmentation Magnetic Resonance Imaging Partial volume effect Approximate algorithms Bayesian estimations Bayesian inference Brain phantoms Brain tissue Brain volume Discrete models Error prediction Figure of merit Mean absolute error Measured data Model optimization MR images Partial volume effect Partial volumes Single voxel Statistical image segmentation Unsupervised algorithms Bayesian networks Brain Histology Image segmentation Inference engines Probability density function Resonance Three dimensional Tissue Magnetic resonance imaging Within the family of statistical image segmentation methods, those based on Bayesian inference have been commonly applied to classify brain tissues as obtained with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). In this framework we present an unsupervised algorithm to account for the main tissue classes that constitute MR brain volumes. Two models are examined: the Discrete Model (DM), in which every voxel belongs to a single tissue class, and the Partial Volume Model (PVM), where two classes may be present in a single voxel with a certain probability. We make use of the Maximum Evidence (ME) criterion to estimate the most probable parameters describing each model in a separate fashion. Since an exact image inference would be computationally very expensive, we propose an approximate algorithm for model optimization. Such method was tested on a simulated MRI-T1 brain phantom in 3D, as well as on clinical MR images. As a result, we found that the PVM slightly outperforms the DM, both in terms of Evidence and Mean Absolute Error (MAE). We also show that the Evidence is a very useful figure of merit for error prediction as well as a convenient tool to determine the most probable model from measured data. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. Fil:Oliva, D.E. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Argentina. 2011 https://bibliotecadigital.exactas.uba.ar/collection/paper/document/paper_01678655_v32_n1_p12_Isoardi http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_01678655_v32_n1_p12_Isoardi |
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Bayesian estimation Image segmentation Magnetic Resonance Imaging Partial volume effect Approximate algorithms Bayesian estimations Bayesian inference Brain phantoms Brain tissue Brain volume Discrete models Error prediction Figure of merit Mean absolute error Measured data Model optimization MR images Partial volume effect Partial volumes Single voxel Statistical image segmentation Unsupervised algorithms Bayesian networks Brain Histology Image segmentation Inference engines Probability density function Resonance Three dimensional Tissue Magnetic resonance imaging |
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Bayesian estimation Image segmentation Magnetic Resonance Imaging Partial volume effect Approximate algorithms Bayesian estimations Bayesian inference Brain phantoms Brain tissue Brain volume Discrete models Error prediction Figure of merit Mean absolute error Measured data Model optimization MR images Partial volume effect Partial volumes Single voxel Statistical image segmentation Unsupervised algorithms Bayesian networks Brain Histology Image segmentation Inference engines Probability density function Resonance Three dimensional Tissue Magnetic resonance imaging Oliva, Damián Ernesto Maximum Evidence Method for classification of brain tissues in MRI |
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Bayesian estimation Image segmentation Magnetic Resonance Imaging Partial volume effect Approximate algorithms Bayesian estimations Bayesian inference Brain phantoms Brain tissue Brain volume Discrete models Error prediction Figure of merit Mean absolute error Measured data Model optimization MR images Partial volume effect Partial volumes Single voxel Statistical image segmentation Unsupervised algorithms Bayesian networks Brain Histology Image segmentation Inference engines Probability density function Resonance Three dimensional Tissue Magnetic resonance imaging |
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Within the family of statistical image segmentation methods, those based on Bayesian inference have been commonly applied to classify brain tissues as obtained with Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). In this framework we present an unsupervised algorithm to account for the main tissue classes that constitute MR brain volumes. Two models are examined: the Discrete Model (DM), in which every voxel belongs to a single tissue class, and the Partial Volume Model (PVM), where two classes may be present in a single voxel with a certain probability. We make use of the Maximum Evidence (ME) criterion to estimate the most probable parameters describing each model in a separate fashion. Since an exact image inference would be computationally very expensive, we propose an approximate algorithm for model optimization. Such method was tested on a simulated MRI-T1 brain phantom in 3D, as well as on clinical MR images. As a result, we found that the PVM slightly outperforms the DM, both in terms of Evidence and Mean Absolute Error (MAE). We also show that the Evidence is a very useful figure of merit for error prediction as well as a convenient tool to determine the most probable model from measured data. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
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Oliva, Damián Ernesto |
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Oliva, Damián Ernesto |
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Maximum Evidence Method for classification of brain tissues in MRI |
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Maximum Evidence Method for classification of brain tissues in MRI |
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Maximum Evidence Method for classification of brain tissues in MRI |
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Maximum Evidence Method for classification of brain tissues in MRI |
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Maximum Evidence Method for classification of brain tissues in MRI |
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maximum evidence method for classification of brain tissues in mri |
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