MRI Image Segmentation Using Bat Optimization Algorithm with Fuzzy C Means (BOA-FCM) Clustering

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 661-666
Author(s):  
B. Jai Shankar ◽  
K. Murugan ◽  
A. Obulesu ◽  
S. Finney Daniel Shadrach ◽  
R. Anitha
Keyword(s):  
Image Segmentation ◽  
Information Extraction ◽  
Optimization Algorithm ◽  
Medical Image ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Images ◽  
Fuzzy C Means ◽  
Segmentation Technique ◽  
Fcm Clustering ◽  
Anatomical Information ◽  
Mri Image

Functional and anatomical information extraction from Magnetic Resonance Images (MRI) is important in medical image applications. The information extraction is highly influenced by the artifacts in the MRI images. The feature extraction involves the segmentation of MRI images. We present a MRI image segmentation using Bat Optimization Algorithm (BOA) with Fuzzy C Means (FCM) clustering. Echolocation of bats is utilized in Bat Optimization Algorithm. The proposed segmentation technique is evaluated with existing segmentation techniques. Results of experimentation shows that proposed segmentation technique outperforms existing methods and produces 98.5% better results.

scholarly journals Digital Medical Image Segmentation Using Fuzzy C-Means Clustering

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 51 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bakhtyar Ahmed Mohammed ◽  
Muzhir Shaban Al-Ani
Keyword(s):  
Image Segmentation ◽  
Medical Image ◽  
Medical Image Analysis ◽  
Brain Mri ◽  
Accurate Method ◽  
Medical Image Segmentation ◽  
Fuzzy C Means ◽  
Fcm Clustering ◽  
The Brain ◽  
Digital Medical Image

In the modern globe, digital medical image processing is a major branch to study in the fields of medical and information technology. Every medical field relies on digital medical imaging in diagnosis for most of their cases. One of the major components of medical image analysis is medical image segmentation. Medical image segmentation participates in the diagnosis process, and it aids the processes of other medical image components to increase the accuracy. In unsupervised methods, fuzzy c-means (FCM) clustering is the most accurate method for image segmentation, and it can be smooth and bear desirable outcomes. The intention of this study is to establish a strong systematic way to segment complicate medical image cases depend on the proposed method to share in the decision-making process. This study mentions medical image modalities and illustrates the steps of the FCM clustering method mathematically with example. It segments magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain to separate tumor inside the brain MRI according to four statuses.

Brain Image Segmentation Based on Dual-Tree Complex Wavelet Transform and Fuzzy C-Means Clustering Algorithm

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 1776-1781 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dibash Basukala ◽  
Debesh Jha ◽  
Goo-Rak Kwon
Keyword(s):  
Image Segmentation ◽  
Wavelet Transform ◽  
Medical Image ◽  
Clustering Algorithm ◽  
Segmentation Result ◽  
Complex Wavelet Transform ◽  
Clustering Technique ◽  
Fuzzy C Means ◽  
Fcm Clustering ◽  
Complex Wavelet

Image segmentation is an important step in most medical image analysis tasks. An effective image segmentation method helps clinicians and patients in image-guided surgery, radiotherapy, early disease detection, volumetric measurement, and three-dimensional visualization. The fuzzy c-means (FCM) clustering algorithm is one of the most popular methods used for medical image segmentation. However, it does not produce satisfactory results for images with noise and intensity inhomogeneities. Hence, a wavelet-based FCM clustering algorithm is proposed in this work. An advanced wavelet transform, such as the dual-tree complex wavelet transform (DT-CWT), is proposed to sharpen the edges and to avoid segmentation error caused by noise. An appropriate level of decomposition is selected on the basis of the images. The FCM clustering technique is applied on the wavelet transformed image by selecting an optimal number of clusters. The combination of DT-CWT and FCM clustering technique produces an effective segmentation result. The conventional discrete wavelet transform (DWT) was also tested, but it was unable to give an efficient segmentation result when combined with FCM. Experiments were conducted on real T1-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) images to validate the proposed algorithm. Moreover, a comparison was performed with different state-of-the-art algorithms to show the superiority of our proposed method.

scholarly journals PENERAPAN CITRA TERKOMPRESI PADA SEGMENTASI CITRA MENGGUNAKAN ALGORITMA K-MEANS

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-74
Author(s):  
Angga Wijaya Kusuma ◽  
Rossy Lydia Ellyana
Keyword(s):  
Image Processing ◽  
Image Segmentation ◽  
Medical Image ◽  
Performance Test ◽  
Input Image ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Image ◽  
Resonance Imaging ◽  
Compression Process ◽  
Mri Brain ◽  
Mri Image

In the development of an image not only as a documentation of events. One area that requires image processing is in the field of medicine is radiology. In radiology there is a medical image required by doctors and researchers to be processed for patient analysis. One of the important problems in image processing and pattern recognition is image segmentation into homogeneous areas. Segmentation in medical images will result in a medical image with area boundaries that are important information for analysis. This research applies k-means algorithm to MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) image segmentation. The input image used is the image of MRI (brain and breast) has gone through the compression stage. This compression process is done with the aim of reducing memory usage but the critical information content of MRI image is still maintained. The image of the segmentation result is evaluated through performance test using GCE, VOI, MSE, and PSNR parameters.

scholarly journals Mixup (Sample Pairing) Can Improve the Performance of Deep Segmentation Networks

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-39
Author(s):  
Lars J. Isaksson ◽  
Paul Summers ◽  
Sara Raimondi ◽  
Sara Gandini ◽  
Abhir Bhalerao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Image Segmentation ◽  
Medical Image ◽  
Data Augmentation ◽  
Image Data ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Images ◽  
Medical Image Segmentation ◽  
Dice Similarity Coefficient ◽  
Surface Distance ◽  
Experienced Radiologist ◽  
Generalization Problem

Abstract Researchers address the generalization problem of deep image processing networks mainly through extensive use of data augmentation techniques such as random flips, rotations, and deformations. A data augmentation technique called mixup, which constructs virtual training samples from convex combinations of inputs, was recently proposed for deep classification networks. The algorithm contributed to increased performance on classification in a variety of datasets, but so far has not been evaluated for image segmentation tasks. In this paper, we tested whether the mixup algorithm can improve the generalization performance of deep segmentation networks for medical image data. We trained a standard U-net architecture to segment the prostate in 100 T2-weighted 3D magnetic resonance images from prostate cancer patients, and compared the results with and without mixup in terms of Dice similarity coefficient and mean surface distance from a reference segmentation made by an experienced radiologist. Our results suggest that mixup offers a statistically significant boost in performance compared to non-mixup training, leading to up to 1.9% increase in Dice and a 10.9% decrease in surface distance. The mixup algorithm may thus offer an important aid for medical image segmentation applications, which are typically limited by severe data scarcity.

scholarly journals Multiple Active Contours Driven by Particle Swarm Optimization for Cardiac Medical Image Segmentation

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Cruz-Aceves ◽  
J. G. Aviña-Cervantes ◽  
J. M. López-Hernández ◽  
S. E. González-Reyna
Keyword(s):  
Particle Swarm Optimization ◽  
Image Segmentation ◽  
Active Contour ◽  
Medical Image ◽  
Active Contours ◽  
Active Contour Model ◽  
Particle Swarm ◽  
Magnetic Resonance Images ◽  
Swarm Optimization ◽  
Contour Model

This paper presents a novel image segmentation method based on multiple active contours driven by particle swarm optimization (MACPSO). The proposed method uses particle swarm optimization over a polar coordinate system to increase the energy-minimizing capability with respect to the traditional active contour model. In the first stage, to evaluate the robustness of the proposed method, a set of synthetic images containing objects with several concavities and Gaussian noise is presented. Subsequently, MACPSO is used to segment the human heart and the human left ventricle from datasets of sequential computed tomography and magnetic resonance images, respectively. Finally, to assess the performance of the medical image segmentations with respect to regions outlined by experts and by the graph cut method objectively and quantifiably, a set of distance and similarity metrics has been adopted. The experimental results demonstrate that MACPSO outperforms the traditional active contour model in terms of segmentation accuracy and stability.

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