Zhang Jianwei, Yang Hong, Chen Yunjie, Fang Ling, Zhan Tianming. Brain MR image segmentation and bias correction model based on local entropy[J]. Journal of Image and Graphics, 2013, 18(8): 1011-1018. DOI: 10.11834/jig.20130816.
Due to the intensity inhomogeneity and noise in brain MR images
it is difficult for the traditional models to obtain desirable segmentation results. In this paper
we first propose a local energy function based on the fuzzy C-means model (FCM)
which combines segmentation with bias correction. As a result
the proposed model can handle intensity inhomogeneity. Then
the non-local method is used as a regularization term to reduce the impact of noise and to keep the image structure. Finally
the local entropy information is incorporated into the model
which makes it more robust to noise and intensity inhomogeneity. Experiments of the brain magnetic resonance images show that the proposed method can obtain better segmentation results and bias corrected results.