scholarly journals Skin Lesion Extraction Using Multiscale Morphological Local Variance Reconstruction Based Watershed Transform and Fast Fuzzy C-Means Clustering

Symmetry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 2085
Author(s):  
Ranjita Rout ◽  
Priyadarsan Parida ◽  
Youseef Alotaibi ◽  
Saleh Alghamdi ◽  
Osamah Ibrahim Khalaf
Keyword(s):  
Skin Lesion ◽  
Clustering Algorithm ◽  
Skin Lesions ◽  
Gaussian Filter ◽  
Watershed Transform ◽  
Fuzzy C Means ◽  
Local Variance ◽  
Variance Filter ◽  
Fuzzy C Means Clustering ◽  
Fcm Clustering

Early identification of melanocytic skin lesions increases the survival rate for skin cancer patients. Automated melanocytic skin lesion extraction from dermoscopic images using the computer vision approach is a challenging task as the lesions present in the image can be of different colors, there may be a variation of contrast near the lesion boundaries, lesions may have different sizes and shapes, etc. Therefore, lesion extraction from dermoscopic images is a fundamental step for automated melanoma identification. In this article, a watershed transform based on the fast fuzzy c-means (FCM) clustering algorithm is proposed for the extraction of melanocytic skin lesion from dermoscopic images. Initially, the proposed method removes the artifacts from the dermoscopic images and enhances the texture regions. Further, it is filtered using a Gaussian filter and a local variance filter to enhance the lesion boundary regions. Later, the watershed transform based on MMLVR (multiscale morphological local variance reconstruction) is introduced to acquire the superpixels of the image with accurate boundary regions. Finally, the fast FCM clustering technique is implemented in the superpixels of the image to attain the final lesion extraction result. The proposed method is tested in the three publicly available skin lesion image datasets, i.e., ISIC 2016, ISIC 2017 and ISIC 2018. Experimental evaluation shows that the proposed method achieves a good result.

Improved Fuzzy FCM-LI Algorithm

2013 ◽  
Vol 765-767 ◽  
pp. 670-673
Author(s):  
Li Bo Hou
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Clustering Algorithm ◽  
Feature Analysis ◽  
Cluster Center ◽  
High Dimensional ◽  
Fuzzy C Means ◽  
Sample Data ◽  
Fuzzy C Means Clustering ◽  
Fcm Clustering ◽  
Np Hard Problem

Fuzzy C-means (FCM) clustering algorithm is one of the widely applied algorithms in non-supervision of pattern recognition. However, FCM algorithm in the iterative process requires a lot of calculations, especially when feature vectors has high-dimensional, Use clustering algorithm to sub-heap, not only inefficient, but also may lead to "the curse of dimensionality." For the problem, This paper analyzes the fuzzy C-means clustering algorithm in high dimensional feature of the process, the problem of cluster center is an np-hard problem, In order to improve the effectiveness and Real-time of fuzzy C-means clustering algorithm in high dimensional feature analysis, Combination of landmark isometric (L-ISOMAP) algorithm, Proposed improved algorithm FCM-LI. Preliminary analysis of the samples, Use clustering results and the correlation of sample data, using landmark isometric (L-ISOMAP) algorithm to reduce the dimension, further analysis on the basis, obtained the final results. Finally, experimental results show that the effectiveness and Real-time of FCM-LI algorithm in high dimensional feature analysis.

FUZZY C-MEANS CLUSTERING ALGORITHM WITH TWO LAYERS AND ITS APPLICATION TO IMAGE SEGMENTATION BASED ON TWO-DIMENSIONAL HISTOGRAM

1994 ◽  
Vol 02 (03) ◽  
pp. 343-350 ◽  
Author(s):  
WEIXIN XIE ◽  
JIANZHUANG LIU
Keyword(s):  
Image Segmentation ◽  
Fuzzy Clustering ◽  
Clustering Algorithm ◽  
Two Dimensional ◽  
Fuzzy C Means ◽  
Fuzzy C Means Clustering ◽  
Fcm Clustering ◽  
Hard Clustering

This paper presents a fast fuzzy c-means (FCM) clustering algorithm with two layers, which is a mergence of hard clustering and fuzzy clustering. The result of hard clustering is used to initialize the c cluster centers in fuzzy clustering, and then the number of iteration steps is reduced. The application of the proposed algorithm to image segmentation based on the two dimensional histogram is provided to show its computational efficience.

Adaptive Kernel-Based Fuzzy C-Means Clustering with Spatial Constraints for Image Segmentation

2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (01) ◽  
pp. 1954003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guang Hu ◽  
Zhenbin Du
Keyword(s):  
Image Segmentation ◽  
Clustering Algorithm ◽  
Spatial Information ◽  
Spatial Constraints ◽  
Fuzzy C Means ◽  
Central Pixel ◽  
Fuzzy C Means Clustering ◽  
Adaptive Kernel ◽  
Fcm Clustering ◽  
Image Pixels

In order to resolve the disadvantages of fuzzy C-means (FCM) clustering algorithm for image segmentation, an improved Kernel-based fuzzy C-means (KFCM) clustering algorithm is proposed. First, the reason why the kernel function is introduced is researched on the basis of the classical KFCM clustering. Then, using spatial neighborhood constraint property of image pixels, an adaptive weighted coefficient is introduced into KFCM to control the influence of the neighborhood pixels to the central pixel automatically. At last, a judging rule for partition fuzzy clustering numbers is proposed that can decide the best clustering partition numbers and provide an optimization foundation for clustering algorithm. An adaptive kernel-based fuzzy C-means clustering with spatial constraints (AKFCMS) model for image segmentation approach is proposed in order to improve the efficiency of image segmentation. Various experiment results show that the proposed approach can get the spatial information features of an image accurately and is robust to realize image segmentation.

Improved Fuzzy C-Means Based on the Optimal Number of Clusters

2013 ◽  
Vol 392 ◽  
pp. 803-807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xue Bo Feng ◽  
Fang Yao ◽  
Zhi Gang Li ◽  
Xiao Jing Yang
Keyword(s):  
Convergence Rate ◽  
Clustering Algorithm ◽  
Optimal Number ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Number Of Clusters ◽  
Fuzzy C Means ◽  
Initial Cluster ◽  
Fuzzy C Means Clustering ◽  
Fcm Clustering ◽  
Optimal Number Of Clusters

According to the number of cluster centers, initial cluster centers, fuzzy factor, iterations and threshold, Fuzzy C-means clustering algorithm (FCM) clusters the data set. FCM will encounter the initialization problem of clustering prototype. Firstly, the article combines the maximum and minimum distance algorithm and K-means algorithm to determine the number of clusters and the initial cluster centers. Secondly, the article determines the optimal number of clusters with Silhouette indicators. Finally, the article improves the convergence rate of FCM by revising membership constantly. The improved FCM has good clustering effect, enhances the optimized capability, and improves the efficiency and effectiveness of the clustering. It has better tightness in the class, scatter among classes and cluster stability and faster convergence rate than the traditional FCM clustering method.

scholarly journals Prediction of Depth of Seawater Using Fuzzy C-Means Clustering Algorithm of Crowdsourced SONAR Data

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 5823
Author(s):  
Ahmadhon Akbarkhonovich Kamolov ◽  
Suhyun Park
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Clustering Algorithm ◽  
Machine Learning Algorithms ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Fuzzy C Means ◽  
Sonar Sensors ◽  
Crowdsourced Data ◽  
Fuzzy C Means Clustering ◽  
Fcm Clustering

Implementing AI in all fields is a solution to the complications that can be troublesome to solve for human beings and will be the key point of the advancement of those spheres. In the marine world, specialists also encounter some problems that can be revealed through addressing AI and machine learning algorithms. One of these challenges is determining the depth of the seabed with high precision. The depth of the seabed is utterly significant in the procedure of ships at sea occupying a safe route. Thus, it is considerably crucial that the ships do not sit in shallow water. In this article, we have addressed the fuzzy c-means (FCM) clustering algorithm, which is one of the vigorous unsupervised learning methods under machine learning to solve the mentioned problems. In the case study, crowdsourced data have been trained, which are gathered from vessels that have installed sound navigation and ranging (SONAR) sensors. The data for the training were collected from ships sailing in the south part of South Korea. In the training section, we segregated the training zone into the diminutive size areas (blocks). The data assembled in blocks had been trained in FCM. As a result, we have received data separated into clusters that can be supportive to differentiate data. The results of the effort show that FCM can be implemented and obtain accurate results on crowdsourced bathymetry.

scholarly journals Automatic measurement of traditional Chinese costume from its silhouette through Fuzzy c-means clustering method

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 155892502097832
Author(s):  
Jiaqin Zhang ◽  
Jingan Wang ◽  
Le Xing ◽  
Hui’e Liang
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Application ◽  
Clustering Algorithm ◽  
Color Space ◽  
Automatic Measurement ◽  
Feature Point ◽  
Feature Points ◽  
Point Location ◽  
Fuzzy C Means ◽  
Fuzzy C Means Clustering ◽  
Environmental Robustness

As the precious cultural heritage of the Chinese nation, traditional costumes are in urgent need of scientific research and protection. In particular, there are scanty studies on costume silhouettes, due to the reasons of the need for cultural relic protection, and the strong subjectivity of manual measurement, which limit the accuracy of quantitative research. This paper presents an automatic measurement method for traditional Chinese costume dimensions based on fuzzy C-means clustering and silhouette feature point location. The method is consisted of six steps: (1) costume image acquisition; (2) costume image preprocessing; (3) color space transformation; (4) object clustering segmentation; (5) costume silhouette feature point location; and (6) costume measurement. First, the relative total variation model was used to obtain the environmental robustness and costume color adaptability. Second, the FCM clustering algorithm was used to implement image segmentation to extract the outer silhouette of the costume. Finally, automatic measurement of costume silhouette was achieved by locating its feature points. The experimental results demonstrated that the proposed method could effectively segment the outer silhouette of a costume image and locate the feature points of the silhouette. The measurement accuracy could meet the requirements of industrial application, thus providing the dual value of costume culture research and industrial application.

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