Automatic brain extraction in fetal MRI using multi-atlas-based segmentation

S Tourbier, P Hagmann, M Cagneaux…�- Medical Imaging�…, 2015 - spiedigitallibrary.org
S Tourbier, P Hagmann, M Cagneaux, L Guibaud, S Gorthi, M Schaer, JP Thiran, R Meuli…
Medical Imaging 2015: Image Processing, 2015spiedigitallibrary.org
In fetal brain MRI, most of the high-resolution reconstruction algorithms rely on brain
segmentation as a preprocessing step. Manual brain segmentation is however highly time-
consuming and therefore not a realistic solution. In this work, we assess on a large dataset
the performance of Multiple Atlas Fusion (MAF) strategies to automatically address this
problem. Firstly, we show that MAF significantly increase the accuracy of brain segmentation
as regards single-atlas strategy. Secondly, we show that MAF compares favorably with the�…
In fetal brain MRI, most of the high-resolution reconstruction algorithms rely on brain segmentation as a preprocessing step. Manual brain segmentation is however highly time-consuming and therefore not a realistic solution. In this work, we assess on a large dataset the performance of Multiple Atlas Fusion (MAF) strategies to automatically address this problem. Firstly, we show that MAF significantly increase the accuracy of brain segmentation as regards single-atlas strategy. Secondly, we show that MAF compares favorably with the most recent approach (Dice above 0.90). Finally, we show that MAF could in turn provide an enhancement in terms of reconstruction quality.
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