A Heuristic Image Search Algorithm for Active Shape Model Segmentation of the Caudate Nucleus and Hippocampus in Brain MR Images of Children with FASD

Magnetic Resonance Imaging provides a non-invasive means to study the neural correlates of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) - the most common form of preventable mental retardation worldwide. One approach aims to detect brain abnormalities through an assessment of volume and shape of two sub-c...

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Main Authors: A A Eicher, P Marais, C Warton, S W Jacobson, J L Jacobson, C D Molteno, E M Meintjes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: South African Institute of Computer Scientists and Information Technologists 2012-09-01
Series:South African Computer Journal
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Online Access:http://sacj.cs.uct.ac.za/index.php/sacj/article/view/143