A review of methods for correction of intensity inhomogeneity in MRI. Export

@article{citeulike:1697393, abstract = {Medical image acquisition devices provide a vast amount of anatomical and functional information, which facilitate and improve diagnosis and patient treatment, especially when supported by modern quantitative image analysis methods. However, modality specific image artifacts, such as the phenomena of intensity inhomogeneity in magnetic resonance images (MRI), are still prominent and can adversely affect quantitative image analysis. In this paper, numerous methods that have been developed to reduce or eliminate intensity inhomogeneities in MRI are reviewed. First, the methods are classified according to the inhomogeneity correction strategy. Next, different qualitative and quantitative evaluation approaches are reviewed. Third, 60 relevant publications are categorized according to several features and analyzed so as to reveal major trends, popularity, evaluation strategies and applications. Finally, key evaluation issues and future development of the inhomogeneity correction field, supported by the results of the analysis, are discussed.}, address = {University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Trzaska 25, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia.}, author = {Vovk, U. and Pernus, F. and Likar, B.}, citeulike-article-id = {1697393}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17354645}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=17354645}, issn = {0278-0062}, journal = {IEEE Trans Med Imaging}, keywords = {bias, cardiac, field, inhomogeneity, mri}, month = {March}, number = {3}, pages = {405--421}, posted-at = {2009-08-04 01:24:54}, priority = {2}, title = {A review of methods for correction of intensity inhomogeneity in MRI.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17354645}, volume = {26}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1697393 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1697393 N2 - Medical image acquisition devices provide a vast amount of anatomical and functional information, which facilitate and improve diagnosis and patient treatment, especially when supported by modern quantitative image analysis methods. However, modality specific image artifacts, such as the phenomena of intensity inhomogeneity in magnetic resonance images (MRI), are still prominent and can adversely affect quantitative image analysis. In this paper, numerous methods that have been developed to reduce or eliminate intensity inhomogeneities in MRI are reviewed. First, the methods are classified according to the inhomogeneity correction strategy. Next, different qualitative and quantitative evaluation approaches are reviewed. Third, 60 relevant publications are categorized according to several features and analyzed so as to reveal major trends, popularity, evaluation strategies and applications. Finally, key evaluation issues and future development of the inhomogeneity correction field, supported by the results of the analysis, are discussed. IS - 3 JF - IEEE Trans Med Imaging SN - 0278-0062 AD - University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Trzaska 25, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. EP - 421 TI - A review of methods for correction of intensity inhomogeneity in MRI. VL - 26 SP - 405 KW - bias KW - cardiac KW - field KW - inhomogeneity KW - mri AU - Vovk, U AU - Pernus, F AU - Likar, B PY - 2007/03// UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17354645 ER -