MS lesion segmentation using a multi-channel patch-based approach with spatial consistency

Roey Mechrez, Jacob Goldberger, Hayit Greenspan

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Abstract

This paper presents an automatic method for segmentation of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) in Magnetic Resonance Images (MRI) of the brain. The approach is based on similarities between multi-channel patches (T1, T2 and FLAIR). An MS lesion patch database is built using training images for which the label maps are known. For each patch in the testing image, k similar patches are retrieved from the database. The matching labels for these k patches are then combined to produce an initial segmentation map for the test case. Finally a novel iterative patch-based label refinement process based on the initial segmentation map is performed to ensure spatial consistency of the detected lesions. A leave-one-out evaluation is done for each testing image in the MS lesion segmentation challenge of MICCAI 2008. Results are shown to compete with the state-of-the-art methods on the MICCAI 2008 challenge.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMedical Imaging 2015
Subtitle of host publicationImage Processing
EditorsMartin A. Styner, Sebastien Ourselin
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781628415032
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
EventMedical Imaging 2015: Image Processing - Orlando, United States
Duration: 24 Feb 201526 Feb 2015

Publication series

NameProgress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE
Volume9413
ISSN (Print)1605-7422

Conference

ConferenceMedical Imaging 2015: Image Processing
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityOrlando
Period24/02/1526/02/15

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