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Abstract #3396

An Automatic Localization of Anterior Commissure and Posterior Commissure in MR Images Using Hierarchical Attribute Vectors

Ke Gan1, Jianli Wang2, Sica Christopher2, Daisheng Luo1

1College of Electronics and Information Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China; 2Department of Radiology, College of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey, PA, United States

A new method is presented for automatic localization of the anterior and posterior commissure in MR images of human brain. Experimental results demonstrated the accuracy and effectiveness of the method when compared with a neuroradiologists manual delineation.

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