Adaptive RBF network with active contour coupling for multispectral MRI segmentation

Raquel Valdes-Cristerna; Veronica Medina; Oscar Yanez-Suarez

doi:10.1117/12.467130

9 May 2002 Adaptive RBF network with active contour coupling for multispectral MRI segmentation

Raquel Valdes-Cristerna, Veronica Medina, Oscar Yanez-Suarez

Proceedings Volume 4684, Medical Imaging 2002: Image Processing; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.467130
Event: Medical Imaging 2002, 2002, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

A segmentation procedure using a radial basis function network (RBFN), coupled with an active contour (AC) model based on a cubic splines formulation is presented for the detection of the gray-white matter boundary in axial MMRI (T1, T2 and PD). A RBFN classifier has been previously introduced for MMRI segmentation, with good generalization at a rate of 10% misclassification over white and gray matter pixels on the validation set. The coupled RBFN and AC model system incorporates the posterior probability estimation map into the AC energy term as a restriction force. The RBFN output is also employed to provide an initial contour for the AC. Furthermore, an adaptation strategy for the network weights, guided by a feedback from the contour model adjustment at each iteration, is described. In order to compare the algorithm's performance, the segmentations using the adaptive, as well as the non-adaptive schemes were computed. It was observed that the major differences are located around deep circonvolutions, where the result of the adaptive process is superior than that obtained with the non-adaptive scheme, even in moderate noise conditions. In summary, the RBFN provides a good initial contour for the AC, the coupling of both processes keeps the final contour within the desired region and the adaptive strategy enhances the contour location.

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Raquel Valdes-Cristerna, Veronica Medina, and Oscar Yanez-Suarez "Adaptive RBF network with active contour coupling for multispectral MRI segmentation", Proc. SPIE 4684, Medical Imaging 2002: Image Processing, (9 May 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.467130

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