Application of morphological connected openings and levelings on magnetic resonance images of the brain
Jorge Domingo Mendiola-Santibañez, Iván R. Terol‐Villalobos, Angélica R. Jiménez‐Sánchez, Martín Gallegos‐Duarte, Juvenal Rodríguez‐Reséndiz, Israel Santillán · International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology · 2011
Abstract 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