Nonparametric Bayesian inference of the fiber orientation distribution from diffusion-weighted MR images

Publication year: 2012Source: Medical Image Analysis, Available online 31 January 2012Enrico Kaden, Frithjof KruggelDiffusion MR imaging provides a unique tool to probe the microgeometry of nervous tissue and to explore the wiring diagram of the [...]

Brain Tissue Segmentation in MR Images based on a Hybrid of MRF and Social Algorithms

Publication year: 2012Source: Medical Image Analysis, Available online 31 January 2012Sahar Yousefi, Reza Azmi, Morteza ZahediEffective abnormality detection and diagnosis in Magnetic Resonance Images (MRIs) requires a robust segmentation strategy. [...]



Understanding the Phase Contrast Optics to Restore Artifact-free Microscopy Images for Segmentation

Publication year: 2012Source: Medical Image Analysis, Available online 2 February 2012Zhaozheng Yin, Takeo Kanade, Mei ChenPhase contrast, a noninvasive microscopy imaging technique, is widely used to capture time-lapse images to monitor the [...]

On price discrimination, parallel trade and the availability of patented drugs in developing countries

Publication year: 2012Source: International Review of Law and Economics, Available online 25 January 2012Mainak Mazumdar, Dyuti S. BanerjeeThis paper examines the effect of product patent act and parallel trade on the availability of an essential [...]

A Probabilistic Framework for Image Information Fusion with An Application to Mammographic Analysis

Publication year: 2012Source: Medical Image Analysis, Available online 24 January 2012Marina Velikova, Peter J.F. Lucas, Maurice Samulski, Nico KarssemeijerThe recent increased interest in information fusion methods for solving complex problem, [...]



Editorial board

Publication year: 2012Source: Medical Image Analysis, Volume 16, Issue 2, February 2012, Pages IFC[No author name available] [...]

Recent Developments in EU Merger Control: 1 September 2010-31 August 2011

During the period covered, there has been a marked increase in the number of Phase II investigations and a concomitant decrease in the number of Phase I clearances with commitments.Significant issues such as parallel mergers, minority shareholdings, [...]

The Application of EU Competition Law in the Energy Sector

The centre of gravity of EU competition law enforcement in the energy sector has shifted from the European Commission towards national competition authorities, which are following the lead set by the Commission over the last couple of years while also [...]

A CANDLE for a deeperin-vivoinsight

Publication year: 2012Source: Medical Image Analysis, Available online 18 January 2012Pierrick Coupé, Martin Munz, Jose V. Manjon, Edward Ruthazer, D. Louis CollinsA newCollaborativeApproach for eNhancedDenoising underLow-lightExcitation [...]

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