To offer the means and to promote fair comparison between different methods, we encourage other groups to use the same dataset for the evaluation of their segmentation algorithms. Thus, we hereby provide all necessary information about the dataset and manual segmentations used in the evaluation of our segmentation algorithms. The dataset used during the performance assessment of our algorithms, consists of 23 T1-weighted MR image volumes chosen randomly from the OASIS database (OASIS – Cross-sectional) to include the entire age range of both sexes. The MRI volumes were acquired through the use of a 1.5T Vision scanner and were produced based on the average of four scans of the same individual. The original MRI volumes are publicly available and can be downloaded for free at http://www.oasis-brains.org/. The manual segmentations of the hippocampus , provided to us by a professional radiologist (Angelos Mpaltatzidis M.D., Radiologist) and used for training and experimentally evaluating our algorithms, are also available to download for free after submitting a request to: zarpalas@iti.gr
An .xls file which contains information on the selected subjects is also available. This file makes matching the original MRI volumes to the corresponding masks easier. The first part of each mask filename contains the SESSION_ID of the subject as defined in the original MRI volume. Every mask is a volume with 2 values representing the hippocampus (HC value=2) and the background (value=0). The radiologist provided us with one side of the structures (either left or right). As the majority of masks were of the right HC, we mirrored those that correspond to the left HC to appear as the right HC. The corresponding MRI volume can be found (after downloading the database) in the SESSION_ID\PROCESSED\MPRAGE\T88_111. To avoid confusion, the names of the original MRI volumes are also provided in the .xls file.