Automated medical image segmentation techniques

作者：Neeraj Sharma, Lalit Mohan Aggarwal · 发表于：Journal of Medical Physics · 年份：2010 · DOI：10.4103/0971-6203.58777 · 被引用次数：758 · 研究领域：Brain Tumor Detection and Classification

Accurate segmentation of medical images is a key step in contouring during radiotherapy planning. Computed topography (CT) and Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging are the most widely used radiographic techniques in diagnosis, clinical studies and treatment planning. This review provides details of automated segmentation methods, specifically discussed in the context of CT and MR images. The motive is to discuss the problems encountered in segmentation of CT and MR images, and the relative merits and limitations of methods currently available for segmentation of medical images.