A knowledge-guided active model method of cortical structural segmentation on pediatric MR images

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Purpose: To develop an automated method for quantification of cortical structures on pediatric MR images. Materials and Methods: A knowledge-guided active model (KAM) approach was proposed with a novel object function similar to the Gibbs free energy function. Triangular mesh models were transformed to images of a given subject by maximizing entropy, and then actively slithered to boundaries of structures by minimizing enthalpy. Volumetric results and image similarities of 10 different cortical structures segmented by KAM were compared with those traced manually. Furthermore, the segmentation performances of KAM and SPM2, (statistical parametric mapping, a MAT-LAB software package) were compared. Results: The averaged volumetric agreements between KAM- and manually-defined structures (both 0.95 for structures in healthy children and children with medulloblastoma) were higher than the volumetric agreement for SPM2 (0.90 and 0.80, respectively). The similarity measurements (kappa) between KAM- and manually-defined structures (0.95 and 0.93. respectively) were higher than those for SPM2 (both 0.86). Conclusion: We have developed a novel automatic algorithm, KAM, for segmentation of cortical structures on MR images of pediatric patients. Our preliminary results indicated that when segmenting cortical structures, KAM was in better agreement with manually-delineated structures than SPM2. KAM can potentially be used to segment cortical structures for conformal radiation therapy planning and for quantitative evaluation of changes in disease or abnormality. © 2006 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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Shan, Z. Y., Parra, C., Ji, Q., Jain, J., & Reddick, W. E. (2006). A knowledge-guided active model method of cortical structural segmentation on pediatric MR images. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 24(4), 779–789. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmri.20688

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