LEVEL SET BRIAN SEGMENTATION WITH AGENT CLUSTERING FOR INITIALISATION - Fast Level Set Based MRI Tissue Segmentation with Termite-Like Agent Clustering for Parameter Initialization

David Feltell, Li Bai

2008

Abstract

This paper presents a novel 3D brain segmentation method based on level sets and bio-inspired methodologies. Level set segmentation methods, although highly promising, require manual selection of seed positions and thereshold parameters, along with manual reinitialisation to a new level set surface for each candidate region. Here, the use of swarm intelligent mechanisms is used to provide all the statistical data and sample points required, allowing automatic initialisation of multiple level set solvers. This is shown by segmentation of white matter, grey matter and cerebro-spinal fluid in a simulated T1 MRI scan, followed by direct comparison between a commercial level application - FMRIB’s FAST - and the ground truth anatomical model.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Feltell D. and Bai L. (2008). LEVEL SET BRIAN SEGMENTATION WITH AGENT CLUSTERING FOR INITIALISATION - Fast Level Set Based MRI Tissue Segmentation with Termite-Like Agent Clustering for Parameter Initialization . In Proceedings of the First International Conference on Bio-inspired Systems and Signal Processing - Volume 2: BIOSIGNALS, (BIOSTEC 2008) ISBN 978-989-8111-18-0, pages 210-217. DOI: 10.5220/0001067702100217

in Bibtex Style

@conference{biosignals08,
author={David Feltell and Li Bai},
title={LEVEL SET BRIAN SEGMENTATION WITH AGENT CLUSTERING FOR INITIALISATION - Fast Level Set Based MRI Tissue Segmentation with Termite-Like Agent Clustering for Parameter Initialization},
booktitle={Proceedings of the First International Conference on Bio-inspired Systems and Signal Processing - Volume 2: BIOSIGNALS, (BIOSTEC 2008)},
year={2008},
pages={210-217},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001067702100217},
isbn={978-989-8111-18-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the First International Conference on Bio-inspired Systems and Signal Processing - Volume 2: BIOSIGNALS, (BIOSTEC 2008)
TI - LEVEL SET BRIAN SEGMENTATION WITH AGENT CLUSTERING FOR INITIALISATION - Fast Level Set Based MRI Tissue Segmentation with Termite-Like Agent Clustering for Parameter Initialization
SN - 978-989-8111-18-0
AU - Feltell D.
AU - Bai L.
PY - 2008
SP - 210
EP - 217
DO - 10.5220/0001067702100217