Research Article

Segmentation of Striatal Brain Structures from High Resolution PET Images

Table 1

BP ND values, NAS values, the number of voxels in each brain structure, and PPV values computed based on the ideal phantom and the realistic noise phantom.

Mean valueNAS# voxelsPPV

Ideal phantom

Caudate

AverageAutomatic1.6140.983436720.8295
AverageGround truth1.6416190

Ventral striatum

AverageAutomatic1.3510.981723250.0714
AverageGround truth1.376954

Putamen

AverageAutomatic2.6980.989748740.9984
AverageGround truth2.7266289

Posterior Putamen

AverageAutomatic2.5240.923026390.4433
Averagegroung truth2.7261929

Anterior Putamen

AverageAutomatic2.9110.999322350.9817
AverageGround truth2.9134360

Realistic noise phantom

Caudate

AverageAutomatic1.6550.991543400.7005
AverageGround truth1.6416190

Ventral striatum

AverageAutomatic1.4030.980623990.0354
AverageGround truth1.376954

Putamen

AverageAutomatic2.8540.954150630.9891
AverageGround truth2.7266289

Posterior Putamen

AverageAutomatic2.5910.949222710.5042
AverageGround truth2.7261929

Anterior Putamen

AverageAutomatic2.8040.961927920.9362
AverageGround truth2.9134360