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Image Preprocessing for Pathological Brain Detection

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Pathological Brain Detection

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Image preprocessing is quite important. This chapter first introduces the concept of k-space, where the acquired signal lies. First, reconstruction is necessary to transform it to spatial space. Then, image denoising techniques are required. Magnetic resonance images are contaminated by Rician noise in addition to common Gaussian noise. Several denoising methods are introduced here. A brain extraction tool is introduced to strip the skull and preserve only brain tissues. The inter-class variance-based slice selection method is discussed, which aims to select one/several distinguishing slice(s). Spatial normalization is necessary, as it can transform a brain image to match a template. Rigid and non-rigid normalization methods are introduced. The intensity of normalization can improve image compatibility and facilitate comparability of scans with different settings. Finally, image enhancement is introduced, which can help improve the visual quality of magnetic brain images. Histogram equalization and contrast-limited adaptive histogram equalization methods are presented.

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  1. School of Computer Science and Technology, Henan Polytechnic University, Jiaozuo, Henan, China

    Shui-Hua Wang & Yu-Dong Zhang

  2. School of Electronics Science and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

    Shui-Hua Wang

  3. Department of Informatics, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK

    Yu-Dong Zhang

  4. Translational Imaging Division & MRI Unit, New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA

    Zhengchao Dong

  5. Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, WV, USA

    Preetha Phillips

  6. West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, St. Lewisburg, WV, USA

    Preetha Phillips

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Wang, SH., Zhang, YD., Dong, Z., Phillips, P. (2018). Image Preprocessing for Pathological Brain Detection. In: Pathological Brain Detection. Brain Informatics and Health. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-4026-9_3

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