Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
Volume 40, Issue 2 , Pages 65-85 , June 2007

Automated segmentation and quantification of inflammatory tissue of the hand in rheumatoid arthritis patients using magnetic resonance imaging data

  • Evanthia E. Tripoliti

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Medical Technology and Intelligent Information Systems, Department of Computer Science, University of Ioannina and Biomedical Research Institute - FORTH, GR 451 10 Ioannina, Greece
    • ,
  • Dimitrios I. Fotiadis

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Medical Technology and Intelligent Information Systems, Department of Computer Science, University of Ioannina and Biomedical Research Institute - FORTH, GR 451 10 Ioannina, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Computer Science, University of Ioannina, P.O. Box 1186, GR 451 10 Ioannina, Greece. Tel.: +30 26510 98803; fax: +30 26510 98890.
    • ,
  • Maria Argyropoulou

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Medical School, University of Ioannina, GR 451 10 Ioannina, Greece

Received 24 July 2006 ,Revised 19 January 2007 ,Accepted 8 February 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.artmed.2007.02.003

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
Volume 40, Issue 2 , Pages 65-85 , June 2007

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