scholarly journals An Improved Fuzzy Connectedness Method for Automatic Three-Dimensional Liver Vessel Segmentation in CT Images

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui Zhang ◽  
Zhuhuang Zhou ◽  
Weiwei Wu ◽  
Chung-Chih Lin ◽  
Po-Hsiang Tsui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Region Growing ◽  
Threshold Level ◽  
Ct Images ◽  
Vessel Segmentation ◽  
Fuzzy Connectedness ◽  
Segmentation Strategy ◽  
Volumetric Images ◽  
Vesselness Filter ◽  
Sensitivity Specificity

In this paper, an improved fuzzy connectedness (FC) method was proposed for automatic three-dimensional (3D) liver vessel segmentation in computed tomography (CT) images. The vessel-enhanced image (i.e., vesselness image) was incorporated into the fuzzy affinity function of FC, rather than the intensity image used by traditional FC. An improved vesselness filter was proposed by incorporating adaptive sigmoid filtering and a background-suppressing item. The fuzzy scene of FC was automatically initialized by using the Otsu segmentation algorithm and one single seed generated adaptively, while traditional FC required multiple seeds. The improved FC method was evaluated on 40 cases of clinical CT volumetric images from the 3Dircadb (n=20) and Sliver07 (n=20) datasets. Experimental results showed that the proposed liver vessel segmentation strategy could achieve better segmentation performance than traditional FC, region growing, and threshold level set. Average accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, and Dice coefficient of the improved FC method were, respectively, (96.4 ± 1.1)%, (73.7 ± 7.6)%, (97.4 ± 1.3)%, and (67.3 ± 5.7)% for the 3Dircadb dataset and (96.8 ± 0.6)%, (89.1 ± 6.8)%, (97.6 ± 1.1)%, and (71.4 ± 7.6)% for the Sliver07 dataset. It was concluded that the improved FC may be used as a new method for automatic 3D segmentation of liver vessel from CT images.

scholarly journals Objective Ventricle Segmentation in Brain CT with Ischemic Stroke Based on Anatomical Knowledge

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaohua Qian ◽  
Yuan Lin ◽  
Yue Zhao ◽  
Xinyan Yue ◽  
Bingheng Lu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ischemic Stroke ◽  
Domain Knowledge ◽  
Mean Squared Error ◽  
Detection System ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Segmentation Strategy ◽  
Initial Segmentation ◽  
Brain Ventricle ◽  
Sensitivity Specificity ◽  
Ventricle Segmentation

Ventricle segmentation is a challenging technique for the development of detection system of ischemic stroke in computed tomography (CT), as ischemic stroke regions are adjacent to the brain ventricle with similar intensity. To address this problem, we developed an objective segmentation system of brain ventricle in CT. The intensity distribution of the ventricle was estimated based on clustering technique, connectivity, and domain knowledge, and the initial ventricle segmentation results were then obtained. To exclude the stroke regions from initial segmentation, a combined segmentation strategy was proposed, which is composed of three different schemes: (1) the largest three-dimensional (3D) connected component was considered as the ventricular region; (2) the big stroke areas were removed by the image difference methods based on searching optimal threshold values; (3) the small stroke regions were excluded by the adaptive template algorithm. The proposed method was evaluated on 50 cases of patients with ischemic stroke. The mean Dice, sensitivity, specificity, and root mean squared error were 0.9447, 0.969, 0.998, and 0.219 mm, respectively. This system can offer a desirable performance. Therefore, the proposed system is expected to bring insights into clinic research and the development of detection system of ischemic stroke in CT.

scholarly journals Automatic Detection of Pulmonary Nodules using Three-dimensional Chain Coding and Optimized Random Forest

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 2346 ◽  
Author(s):  
May Phu Paing ◽  
Kazuhiko Hamamoto ◽  
Supan Tungjitkusolmun ◽  
Sarinporn Visitsattapongse ◽  
Chuchart Pintavirooj
Keyword(s):  
Random Forest ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Pulmonary Nodules ◽  
Region Growing ◽  
Favorable Result ◽  
Dimensional Chain ◽  
Chain Code ◽  
Seeded Region Growing ◽  
Chain Coding ◽  
Diagnosis Of Lung Cancer

The detection of pulmonary nodules on computed tomography scans provides a clue for the early diagnosis of lung cancer. Manual detection mandates a heavy radiological workload as it identifies nodules slice-by-slice. This paper presents a fully automated nodule detection with three significant contributions. First, an automated seeded region growing is designed to segment the lung regions from the tomography scans. Second, a three-dimensional chain code algorithm is implemented to refine the border of the segmented lungs. Lastly, nodules inside the lungs are detected using an optimized random forest classifier. The experiments for our proposed detection are conducted using 888 scans from a public dataset, and achieves a favorable result of 93.11% accuracy, 94.86% sensitivity, and 91.37% specificity, with only 0.0863 false positives per exam.

Region-growing fully convolutional neural network interactive segmentation of liver CT images

2021 ◽  
Vol 36 (9) ◽  
pp. 1294-1304
Author(s):  
Li-juan ZHANG ◽  
◽  
Run ZHANG ◽  
Dong-ming LI ◽  
Yang LI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Convolutional Neural Network ◽  
Region Growing ◽  
Ct Images ◽  
Interactive Segmentation ◽  
Liver Ct

scholarly journals A novel lung nodules detection scheme based on vessel segmentation on CT images

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 3179-3186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tong Jia ◽  
Hao Zhang ◽  
Haixiu Meng
Keyword(s):  
Ct Images ◽  
Vessel Segmentation ◽  
Lung Nodules ◽  
Detection Scheme

scholarly journals Liver tumour classification using average correction higher order local autocorrelation coefficient and legendre moments

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2.6) ◽  
pp. 306
Author(s):  
Aravinda H.L ◽  
M.V Sudhamani
Keyword(s):  
Texture Feature ◽  
Region Growing ◽  
Ct Images ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Liver Carcinoma ◽  
Tumor Segmentation ◽  
Abdominal Ct ◽  
Simple Linear Iterative Clustering ◽  
Classification Of Tumors ◽  
Legendre Moments

The major reasons for liver carcinoma are cirrhosis and hepatitis.  In order to  identify carcinoma in the liver abdominal CT images are used. From abdominal CT images, segmentation of liver portion using adaptive region growing, tumor segmentation from extracted liver using Simple Linear Iterative Clustering is already implemented. In this paper, classification of tumors as benign or malignant is accomplished using Rough-set classifier based on texture feature extracted using Average Correction Higher Order Local Autocorrelation Coefficients and Legendre moments. Classification accuracy achieved in proposed scheme is 90%. The results obtained are promising and have been compared with existing methods.

A new model-based framework for lung tissue segmentation in three-dimensional thoracic CT images

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 339-346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zeinab Naseri Samaghcheh ◽  
Fatemeh Abdoli ◽  
Hamid Abrishami Moghaddam ◽  
Mohammadreza Modaresi ◽  
Neda Pak
Keyword(s):  
Lung Tissue ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Ct Images ◽  
Tissue Segmentation ◽  
New Model ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Thoracic Ct

scholarly journals Three-Dimensional High-Resolution Digital Inline Hologram Reconstruction with a Volumetric Deconvolution Method

Sensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 2918 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junseong Eom ◽  
Sangjun Moon
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Whole Blood ◽  
Tissue Sample ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Kidney Tissue ◽  
Wide Field ◽  
Deconvolution Technique ◽  
Micron Size ◽  
Volumetric Images ◽  
Focus Image

The digital in-line holographic microscope (DIHM) was developed for a 2D imaging technology and has recently been adapted to 3D imaging methods, providing new approaches to obtaining volumetric images with both a high resolution and wide field-of-view (FOV), which allows the physical limitations to be overcome. However, during the sectioning process of 3D image generation, the out-of-focus image of the object becomes a significant impediment to obtaining evident 3D features in the 2D sectioning plane of a thick biological sample. Based on phase retrieved high-resolution holographic imaging and a 3D deconvolution technique, we demonstrate that a high-resolution 3D volumetric image, which significantly reduces wave-front reconstruction and out-of-focus artifacts, can be achieved. The results show a 3D volumetric image that is more finely focused compared to a conventional 3D stacked image from 2D reconstructed images in relation to micron-size polystyrene beads, a whole blood smear, and a kidney tissue sample. We believe that this technology can be applicable for medical-grade images of smeared whole blood or an optically cleared tissue sample for mobile phytological microscopy and laser sectioning microscopy.

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