Intensity Nonuniformity Correction

Intensity nonuniformity is a pervasive image artifact that degrades the sensitivity of MRI studies examining brain anatomy. Appearing as a smooth gradation in signal intensity across the image, the artifact is variously referred to as intensity nonuniformity, shading artifact, and bias field. This article reviews the multiple causes of the artifact and prospective and retrospective methods to remove the artifact from image data.

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