Using Fuzzy C-Means Index Matrix on Magnetic Resonance Images to Define Possible Cortical Malformations with Epilepsy – A Pilot Study

*Correspondence: Tzu-Wang Shen, Department of Medical Informatics, Tzu Chi University, 701, Sec. 3, Chung-Yang Road, Hualien, Taiwan, E-mail: tshen@mail.tcu.edu.tw Received Date: 17 Apr 2017 Accepted Date: 05 Jun 2017 Published Date: 12 Jun 2017 Citation: Hsin Y-L, Harnod T, Shen T-W. Using Fuzzy C-Means Index Matrix on Magnetic Resonance Images to Define Possible Cortical Malformations with Epilepsy – A Pilot Study. Ann Neurol Surg. 2017; 1(1): 1003. Copyright © 2017 Shen T-W. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Research Article Published: 12 Jun, 2017

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