Extraction of Cerebral Hemorrhage on CT Images Using Level Set Algorithm and Otsu Threshold

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 2033-2039
Author(s):  
Xiaoliang Jiang ◽  
Qile Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Level Set ◽  
Cerebral Hemorrhage ◽  
Active Contour ◽  
Active Contour Model ◽  
Ct Images ◽  
Initial Curve ◽  
Distribution Fitting ◽  
Edge Information ◽  
Manual Delineation ◽  
Contour Model

Extraction of cerebral hemorrhage on CT images has always been the focus of several research hotspots and is still challenging as it does not show clear boundary. In this paper, a novel segmentation framework is presented for extracting the cerebral hemorrhage in brain CT images with weak boundary. Firstly, we utilize the Otsu threshold algorithm to get the coarse outline approximate to the target boundary as the initial curve of level set algorithm. Then, the active contour model is employed using both edge information and global Gaussian distribution fitting energy of images to modify energy function of level set. The proposed approach is applied on real images which from Quzhou People’s Hospital. Compared to manual delineation, the proposed technique shows a higher JS value than the existing methods and requires less interaction which is listed in the literature.

scholarly journals Analysis of Lung Tumour Detection and Segmentation Using Level Set Method of Active Contour Model

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.10) ◽  
pp. 410
Author(s):  
K. Gopi ◽  
J. Selvakumar
Keyword(s):  
Image Analysis ◽  
Image Segmentation ◽  
Level Set Method ◽  
Level Set ◽  
Active Contour ◽  
Active Contour Model ◽  
Ct Images ◽  
Detection Accuracy ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Contour Model

Lung cancer is the most common leading cancer in both men and women all over the world. Accurate image segmentation is an essential image analysis tool that is responsible for partitioning an image into several sub-regions. Active contour model have been widely used for effective image segmentation methods as this model produce sub-regions with continuous boundaries. It is used in the applications such as image analysis, deep learning, computer vision and machine learning. Advanced level set method helps to implement active contours for image segmentation with good boundary detection accuracy. This paper proposes a model based on active contour using level set methods for segmentation of such lung CT images and focusing 3D lesion refinement. The features were determined by applying a multi-scale Gaussian filter. This proposed method is able to detect lung tumors in CT images with intensity, homogeneity and noise. The proposed method uses LIDC-IDRI dataset images to segment accurate 3D lesion of lung tumor CT images.  

SEGMENTATION OF ABDOMEN DISEASES USING ACTIVE CONTOUR MODELS IN CT IMAGES

2015 ◽  
Vol 27 (05) ◽  
pp. 1550047 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaurav Sethi ◽  
B. S. Saini
Keyword(s):  
Level Set ◽  
Active Contour ◽  
Active Contour Model ◽  
Diagnostic System ◽  
Ct Images ◽  
Active Contour Models ◽  
Segmentation Methods ◽  
Contour Models ◽  
Edge Based ◽  
Level Set Evolution

Precise segmentation of abdomen diseases like tumor, cyst and stone are crucial in the design of a computer aided diagnostic system. The complexity of shapes and similarity of texture of disease with the surrounding tissues makes the segmentation of abdomen related diseases much more challenging. Thus, this paper is devoted to the segmentation of abdomen diseases using active contour models. The active contour models are formulated using the level-set method. Edge-based Distance Regularized Level Set Evolution (DRLSE) and region based Selective Binary and Gaussian Filtering Regularized Level Set (SBGFRLS) are used for segmentation of various abdomen diseases. These segmentation methods are applied on 60 CT images (20 images each of tumor, cyst and stone). Comparative analysis shows that edge-based active contour models are able to segment abdomen disease more accurately than region-based level set active contour model.

Automated Lung Nodule Segmentation Using an Active Contour Model Based on PET/CT Images

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 1972-1976 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Qiang ◽  
Xiaohui Zhang ◽  
Guohua Ji ◽  
Juanjuan Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Active Contour ◽  
Active Contour Model ◽  
Lung Nodule ◽  
Ct Images ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Contour Model ◽  
Pet Ct

scholarly journals Robust Active Contour Model Guided by Local Binary Pattern Stopping Function

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 165-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdallah Azizi ◽  
Kaouther Elkourd ◽  
Zineb Azizi
Keyword(s):  
Level Set ◽  
Active Contour ◽  
Local Binary Pattern ◽  
Active Contour Model ◽  
Intensity Variation ◽  
Level Set Function ◽  
Contour Model ◽  
Local Intensity ◽  
Edge Based ◽  
Set Function

AbstractEdge based active contour models are adequate to some extent in segmenting images with intensity inhomogeneity but often fail when applied to images with poorly defined or noisy boundaries. Instead of the classical and widely used gradient or edge stopping function which fails to stop contour evolution at such boundaries, we use local binary pattern stopping function to construct a robust and effective active contour model for image segmentation. In fact, comparing to edge stopping function, local binary pattern stopping function accurately distinguishes object’s boundaries and determines the local intensity variation dint to the local binary pattern textons used to classify the image regions. Moreover, the local binary pattern stopping function is applied using a variational level set formulation that forces the level set function to be close to a signed distance function to eliminate costly re-initialization and speed up the motion of the curve. Experiments on several gray level images confirm the advantages and the effectiveness the proposed model.

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