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State of the art survey on MRI brain tumor segmentation

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Gordillo, Nelly, Montseny, Eduard, Sobrevilla, Pilar·2013·Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Abstract

Brain tumor segmentation consists of separating the different tumor tissues (solid or active tumor, edema, and necrosis) from normal brain tissues: gray matter (GM), white matter (WM), and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). In brain tumor studies, the existence of abnormal tissues may be easily detectable most of the time. However, accurate and reproducible segmentation and characterization of abnormalities are not straightforward. In the past, many researchers in the field of medical imaging and soft computing have made significant survey in the field of brain tumor segmentation. Both semiautomatic and fully automatic methods have been proposed. Clinical acceptance of segmentation techniques has depended on the simplicity of the segmentation, and the degree of user supervision. Interactive or semiautomatic methods are likely to remain dominant in practice for some time, especially in these applications where erroneous interpretations are unacceptable. This article presents an overview of the most relevant brain tumor segmentation methods, conducted after the acquisition of the image. Given the advantages of magnetic resonance imaging over other diagnostic imaging, this survey is focused on MRI brain tumor segmentation. Semiautomatic and fully automatic techniques are emphasized.

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Authors
Gordillo, N., Montseny, E., & Sobrevilla, P.
Affiliations
  • Universidad Autónoma de Ciudad Juárez (MX)
  • Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (ES)
Corresponding author
Gordillo, Nelly
Venue
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2013-10
Volume
31
Issue
8
Pages
1426-1438
ISSN
0730-725X (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2063552084
Cited by
697
References
100
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FWCI
3.18
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • UPCommons institutional repository (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya) (publishedVersion)
  • RECERCAT (Consorci de Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya) (submittedVersion, public-domain)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Brain Tumor Detection and Classification
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Medical Image Segmentation Techniques
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Genetics › Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
Keywords
brain tumor segmentation, magnetic resonance imaging, tumor edema, tumor necrosis, gray matter, white matter, cerebrospinal fluid, semi-automatic segmentation, automatic segmentation, medical image segmentation
MeSH terms
Algorithms, Animals, Artificial Intelligence, Brain, Brain Neoplasms, Humans, Image Enhancement, Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Models, Biological, Pattern Recognition, Automated, Sensitivity and Specificity, Reproducibility of Results, Models, Statistical, Imaging, Three-Dimensional

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