Academic Radiology
Volume 17, Issue 5 , Pages 658-671 , May 2010

The Brain MR Image Segmentation Techniques and use of Diagnostic Packages

  • Rash Bihari Dubey, M.Tech.

      Affiliations

    • Apeejay College of Engineering, ICE Department, Sohna, Gurgaon, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: R.B.D.
    • ,
  • Madasu Hanmandlu, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Electrical Engineering Department, IIT, New Delhi, India
    • ,
  • Suresh K. Gupta, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Vaish College of Engineering, Rohtak, India
    • ,
  • Sushil K. Gupta, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Electrical Engineering Department, DCRUST, Murthal, Sonepat, India

Received 12 June 2009 ,Accepted 12 December 2009.

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