MRI-SPECT image fusion for the synthesis of high resolution functional images: a prospective study [using possibility theory]

Author

Colin, Arnaud ; Boire, Jean-Yves

Author_Institution

Fac. of Med., Auvergne Univ., Clermont-Ferrand, France

Volume

2

fYear

1997

fDate

30 Oct-2 Nov 1997

Firstpage

499

Abstract

We present a prospective work in image fusion. Starting from registered 3D anatomical MRI and functional SPECT HMPAO images, we first derive possibility maps, modeling the degree of relationship between a voxel and a given tissue. These maps are then combined into fusion maps, which are used for the synthesis of a new functional image. This study demonstrates the feasibility of a new way to handle multimodality image processing, which seems to have promising outcomes

Keywords

biomedical MRI; fuzzy set theory; image resolution; medical image processing; physiological models; possibility theory; sensor fusion; single photon emission computed tomography; 3D anatomical MRI images; MRI-SPECT image fusion; combination rules; functional SPECT HMPAO images; fusion maps; fuzzy maps fusion; gray-level histogram modelling; high resolution functional images; image labelling; image synthesis; multimodality image processing; possibility maps; tissue modelling; voxel-tissue relationship; Biomedical imaging; Fuzzy sets; Image analysis; Image fusion; Image processing; Image registration; Image resolution; Magnetic resonance imaging; Possibility theory; Uncertainty;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1997. Proceedings of the 19th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Chicago, IL

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4262-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1997.757654

Filename

757654