title: [Medical image segmentation techniques].
abstract: Medical image segmentation is an important application of image segmentation. However it is the bottleneck that restrains medical image application in clinical practice. In this paper, the aim and significance of medical image segmentation are discussed, the development of medical image segmentation techniques is sketched, and a review of the medical image segmentation techniques is given.
authors.affiliation: College of Electrical Enginerring, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China. ljagu@163.com
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Shan'an
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: He
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bin
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D017143:Fuzzy Logic; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D015233:Models, Statistical; D016571:Neural Networks, Computer