Applications of magnetic resonance image segmentation in neurology
T. Heinonen, Antti J. Lahtinen, Prasun Dastidar, Pertti Ryymin, Paeivi Laarne, Jaakko A. Malmivuo, ERKKI M. LAASONEN, Harry Frey, Hannu J. Eskola · Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 1999
After the introduction of digital imagin devices in medicine computerized tissue recognition and classification have become important in research and clinical applications. Segmented data can be applied among numerous research fields including volumetric analysis of particular tissues and structures, construction of anatomical modes, 3D visualization, and multimodal visualization, hence making segmentation essential in modern image analysis. In this research project several PC based software were developed in order to segment medical images, to visualize raw and segmented images in 3D, and to produce EEG brain maps in which MR images and EEG signals were integrated. The software package was tested and validated in numerous clinical research projects in hospital environment.