Efficient Descriptor-Based Segmentation of Parotid Glands With Nonlocal Means.

Journal: IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: We introduce descriptor-based segmentation that extends existing patch-based methods by combining intensities, features, and location information. Since it is unclear which image features are best suited for patch selection, we perform a broad empirical study on a multitude of different features.

Authors

  • Christian Wachinger
  • Matthew Brennan
  • Greg C Sharp
  • Polina Golland
    CSAIL/EECS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.