This document summarizes and compares several algorithms used for medical image segmentation, including thresholding, classifiers, Markov random field models, artificial neural networks, atlas-guided approaches, deformable models, and clustering analysis methods like k-means and fuzzy c-means. It provides details on the fuzzy c-means and k-means clustering algorithms, including their process and flowcharts. A new fuzzy k-c-means algorithm is proposed that combines fuzzy c-means and k-means clustering to improve segmentation time. The algorithms are tested on MRI brain images and their results are analyzed and compared based on time, iterations, and accuracy.
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Segmentation of Brain MR Images for Tumor Extraction by Combining Kmeans Clus...CSCJournals
Segmentation of images holds an important position in the area of image processing. It becomes more important while typically dealing with medical images where pre-surgery and post surgery decisions are required for the purpose of initiating and speeding up the recovery process [5] Computer aided detection of abnormal growth of tissues is primarily motivated by the necessity of achieving maximum possible accuracy. Manual segmentation of these abnormal tissues cannot be compared with modern day’s high speed computing machines which enable us to visually observe the volume and location of unwanted tissues. A well known segmentation problem within MRI is the task of labeling voxels according to their tissue type which include White Matter (WM), Grey Matter (GM) , Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) and sometimes pathological tissues like tumor etc. This paper describes an efficient method for automatic brain tumor segmentation for the extraction of tumor tissues from MR images. It combines Perona and Malik anisotropic diffusion model for image enhancement and Kmeans clustering technique for grouping tissues belonging to a specific group. The proposed method uses T1, T2 and PD weighted gray level intensity images. The proposed technique produced appreciative results
Comparative Study on Medical Image Classification TechniquesINFOGAIN PUBLICATION
This brief study compares the proposed RGSA algorithm with other recent methods by several experiments to indicate that proposed 3DGLCM and SGLDM with SVM classifier is more efficient and accurate. The accuracy results of this study imply how well their experimental results were found to give more accurate results of classifying tumors. The center of interest for this study was made on supervised classification approaches on 2D MRI images of brain tumors. This paper gives the comparative study of various approaches that was used to identify the tumor cells with classifiers.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
IJRET : International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology is an international peer reviewed, online journal published by eSAT Publishing House for the enhancement of research in various disciplines of Engineering and Technology. The aim and scope of the journal is to provide an academic medium and an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high-level learning, teaching and research in the fields of Engineering and Technology. We bring together Scientists, Academician, Field Engineers, Scholars and Students of related fields of Engineering and Technology
Medical Image segmentation using Image Mining conceptsEditor IJMTER
Image differencing is usually done by subtracting the low-level skin texture like strength
in images that are already associated. This paper extracts high-level skin texture in order to find out
an efficient image differencing method for the analysis of Brain Tumor. On the other hand, this
produces sets of skin texture that are both spatial. We demonstrate a technique that avoids arbitrary
spatial constraints and is robust in the presence of sound, outliers, and imaging artifact, while
outperforming even profitable products in the analysis of Brain Tumor images. First, the landmark
are establish, and then the top entrant are sorted into a end set. Second, the top sets of the two
descriptions are then differenced through a cluster judgment. The symmetry of the human body is
utilized to increase the accuracy of the finding. We imitate this technique in an effort to understand
and ultimately capture the judgment of the radiologist. The image differencing with clustered
contrast process determines the being there of Brain Tumor. Using the most favorable features
extracted from normal and tumor regions of MRI by using arithmetical features, classifiers are used
to categorize and segment the tumor portion in irregular images. Both the difficult and preparation
phase gives the proportion of accuracy on each parameter in neural networks, which gives the idea to
decide the best one to be used in supplementary works. The results showed outperformance of
algorithm when compared with classification accuracy which works as shows potential tool for
classification and requires extension in brain tumor analysis.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
Segmentation of Brain MR Images for Tumor Extraction by Combining Kmeans Clus...CSCJournals
Segmentation of images holds an important position in the area of image processing. It becomes more important while typically dealing with medical images where pre-surgery and post surgery decisions are required for the purpose of initiating and speeding up the recovery process [5] Computer aided detection of abnormal growth of tissues is primarily motivated by the necessity of achieving maximum possible accuracy. Manual segmentation of these abnormal tissues cannot be compared with modern day’s high speed computing machines which enable us to visually observe the volume and location of unwanted tissues. A well known segmentation problem within MRI is the task of labeling voxels according to their tissue type which include White Matter (WM), Grey Matter (GM) , Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) and sometimes pathological tissues like tumor etc. This paper describes an efficient method for automatic brain tumor segmentation for the extraction of tumor tissues from MR images. It combines Perona and Malik anisotropic diffusion model for image enhancement and Kmeans clustering technique for grouping tissues belonging to a specific group. The proposed method uses T1, T2 and PD weighted gray level intensity images. The proposed technique produced appreciative results
Comparative Study on Medical Image Classification TechniquesINFOGAIN PUBLICATION
This brief study compares the proposed RGSA algorithm with other recent methods by several experiments to indicate that proposed 3DGLCM and SGLDM with SVM classifier is more efficient and accurate. The accuracy results of this study imply how well their experimental results were found to give more accurate results of classifying tumors. The center of interest for this study was made on supervised classification approaches on 2D MRI images of brain tumors. This paper gives the comparative study of various approaches that was used to identify the tumor cells with classifiers.
International Journal of Engineering Research and Applications (IJERA) is an open access online peer reviewed international journal that publishes research and review articles in the fields of Computer Science, Neural Networks, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Plastic Engineering, Food Technology, Textile Engineering, Nano Technology & science, Power Electronics, Electronics & Communication Engineering, Computational mathematics, Image processing, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, Environmental Engineering, VLSI Testing & Low Power VLSI Design etc.
IJRET : International Journal of Research in Engineering and Technology is an international peer reviewed, online journal published by eSAT Publishing House for the enhancement of research in various disciplines of Engineering and Technology. The aim and scope of the journal is to provide an academic medium and an important reference for the advancement and dissemination of research results that support high-level learning, teaching and research in the fields of Engineering and Technology. We bring together Scientists, Academician, Field Engineers, Scholars and Students of related fields of Engineering and Technology
Medical Image segmentation using Image Mining conceptsEditor IJMTER
Image differencing is usually done by subtracting the low-level skin texture like strength
in images that are already associated. This paper extracts high-level skin texture in order to find out
an efficient image differencing method for the analysis of Brain Tumor. On the other hand, this
produces sets of skin texture that are both spatial. We demonstrate a technique that avoids arbitrary
spatial constraints and is robust in the presence of sound, outliers, and imaging artifact, while
outperforming even profitable products in the analysis of Brain Tumor images. First, the landmark
are establish, and then the top entrant are sorted into a end set. Second, the top sets of the two
descriptions are then differenced through a cluster judgment. The symmetry of the human body is
utilized to increase the accuracy of the finding. We imitate this technique in an effort to understand
and ultimately capture the judgment of the radiologist. The image differencing with clustered
contrast process determines the being there of Brain Tumor. Using the most favorable features
extracted from normal and tumor regions of MRI by using arithmetical features, classifiers are used
to categorize and segment the tumor portion in irregular images. Both the difficult and preparation
phase gives the proportion of accuracy on each parameter in neural networks, which gives the idea to
decide the best one to be used in supplementary works. The results showed outperformance of
algorithm when compared with classification accuracy which works as shows potential tool for
classification and requires extension in brain tumor analysis.
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Aerospace Engineering.
FUZZY SEGMENTATION OF MRI CEREBRAL TISSUE USING LEVEL SET ALGORITHMAM Publications
The current study investigated a median filter with the fuzzy level set method to propose fuzzy segmentation of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) cerebral tissue images. An MRI image was used as an input image. A median filter and fuzzy c-means (FCM) clustering were utilized to remove image noise and create image clusters, respectively. The image clusters showed initial and final cluster centers. The level set method was then used for segmentation after separating and extracting white matter from gray matter. Fuzzy c-means was sensitive to the choice of the initial cluster center. Improper center selection caused the method to produce suboptimal solutions. The proposed algorithm was successfully utilized to segment MRI cerebral tissue images. The algorithm efficiently performed segmentation of test MRI cerebral tissue images compared with algorithms proposed in previous studies.
Automatic Diagnosis of Abnormal Tumor Region from Brain Computed Tomography I...ijcseit
The research work presented in this paper is to achieve the tissue classification and automatically
diagnosis the abnormal tumor region present in Computed Tomography (CT) images using the wavelet
based statistical texture analysis method. Comparative studies of texture analysis method are performed
for the proposed wavelet based texture analysis method and Spatial Gray Level Dependence Method
(SGLDM). Our proposed system consists of four phases i) Discrete Wavelet Decomposition (ii)
Feature extraction (iii) Feature selection (iv) Analysis of extracted texture features by classifier. A
wavelet based statistical texture feature set is derived from normal and tumor regions. Genetic Algorithm
(GA) is used to select the optimal texture features from the set of extracted texture features. We construct
the Support Vector Machine (SVM) based classifier and evaluate the performance of classifier by
comparing the classification results of the SVM based classifier with the Back Propagation Neural network
classifier(BPN). The results of Support Vector Machine (SVM), BPN classifiers for the texture analysis
methods are evaluated using Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analysis. Experimental results
show that the classification accuracy of SVM is 96% for 10 fold cross validation method. The system
has been tested with a number of real Computed Tomography brain images and has achieved satisfactory
results.
Segmentation of Tumor Region in MRI Images of Brain using Mathematical Morpho...CSCJournals
This paper introduces an efficient detection of brain tumor from cerebral MRI images. The methodology consists of two steps: enhancement and segmentation. To improve the quality of images and limit the risk of distinct regions fusion in the segmentation phase an enhancement process is applied. We applied mathematical morphology to increase the contrast in MRI images and to segment MRI images. Some of experimental results on brain images show the feasibility and the performance of the proposed approach.
MEDICAL IMAGE TEXTURE SEGMENTATION USINGRANGE FILTERcscpconf
Medical image segmentation is a frequent processing step in image understanding and computer
aided diagnosis. In this paper, we propose medical image texture segmentation using texture
filter. Three different image enhancement techniques are utilized to remove strong speckle noise as well enhance the weak boundaries of medical images. We propose to exploit the concept of range filtering to extract the texture content of medical image. Experiment is conducted on ImageCLEF2010 database. Results show the efficacy of our proposed medical image texture segmentation.
BFO – AIS: A FRAME WORK FOR MEDICAL IMAGE CLASSIFICATION USING SOFT COMPUTING...ijsc
Medical images provide diagnostic evidence/information about anatomical pathology. The growth in
database is enormous as medical digital image equipment’s like Magnetic Resonance Images (MRI),
Computed Tomography (CT), and Positron Emission Tomography CT (PET-CT) are part of clinical work.
CT images distinguish various tissues according to gray levels to help medical diagnosis. Ct is more
reliable for early tumours and haemorrhages detection as it provides anatomical information to plan radio
therapy. Medical information systems goals are to deliver information to right persons at the right time and
place to improve care process quality and efficiency. This paper proposes an Artificial Immune System
(AIS) classifier and proposed feature selection based on hybrid Bacterial Foraging Optimization (BFO)
with Local Search (LS) for medical image classification.
Fully Automatic Method for 3D T1-Weighted Brain Magnetic Resonance Images Seg...CSCJournals
In the domain of medical imaging, accurate segmentation of brain MR images is of interest for many brain disorders. However, due to several factors such noise, imaging artefacts, intrinsic tissue variation and partial volume effects, tissue segmentation remains a challenging task. So, in this paper, a full automatic method for segmentation of brain MR images is presented. The method consists of four steps segmentation procedure. First, noise removing by median filtering is done; second segmentation of brain/non-brain tissue is performed by using a Threshold Morphologic Brain Extraction method (TMBE). Then initial centroids estimation by gray level histogram analysis based is executed. Finally, Fuzzy C-means Algorithm is used for MRI tissue segmentation. The efficiency of the proposed method is demonstrated by extensive segmentation experiments using simulated and real MR images.
A Review on Image Segmentation using Clustering and Swarm Optimization Techni...IJSRD
The process of dividing an image into multiple regions (set of pixels) is known as Image segmentation. It will make an image easy and smooth to evaluate. Image segmentation objective is to generate image more simple and meaningful. In this paper present a survey on image segmentation general segmentation techniques, clustering algorithms and optimization methods. Also a study of different research also been presented. The latest research in each of image segmentation methods is presented in this study. This paper presents the recent research in biologically inspired swarm optimization techniques, including ant colony optimization algorithm, particle swarm optimization algorithm, artificial bee colony algorithm and their hybridizations, which are applied in several fields.
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Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering,
Information Engineering and Technology,
Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering,
Automation and Mechatronics Engineering,
Material and Chemical Engineering,
Civil and Architecture Engineering,
Biotechnology and Bio Engineering,
Environmental Engineering,
Petroleum and Mining Engineering,
Marine and Agriculture engineering,
Aerospace Engineering.
FUZZY SEGMENTATION OF MRI CEREBRAL TISSUE USING LEVEL SET ALGORITHMAM Publications
The current study investigated a median filter with the fuzzy level set method to propose fuzzy segmentation of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) cerebral tissue images. An MRI image was used as an input image. A median filter and fuzzy c-means (FCM) clustering were utilized to remove image noise and create image clusters, respectively. The image clusters showed initial and final cluster centers. The level set method was then used for segmentation after separating and extracting white matter from gray matter. Fuzzy c-means was sensitive to the choice of the initial cluster center. Improper center selection caused the method to produce suboptimal solutions. The proposed algorithm was successfully utilized to segment MRI cerebral tissue images. The algorithm efficiently performed segmentation of test MRI cerebral tissue images compared with algorithms proposed in previous studies.
Automatic Diagnosis of Abnormal Tumor Region from Brain Computed Tomography I...ijcseit
The research work presented in this paper is to achieve the tissue classification and automatically
diagnosis the abnormal tumor region present in Computed Tomography (CT) images using the wavelet
based statistical texture analysis method. Comparative studies of texture analysis method are performed
for the proposed wavelet based texture analysis method and Spatial Gray Level Dependence Method
(SGLDM). Our proposed system consists of four phases i) Discrete Wavelet Decomposition (ii)
Feature extraction (iii) Feature selection (iv) Analysis of extracted texture features by classifier. A
wavelet based statistical texture feature set is derived from normal and tumor regions. Genetic Algorithm
(GA) is used to select the optimal texture features from the set of extracted texture features. We construct
the Support Vector Machine (SVM) based classifier and evaluate the performance of classifier by
comparing the classification results of the SVM based classifier with the Back Propagation Neural network
classifier(BPN). The results of Support Vector Machine (SVM), BPN classifiers for the texture analysis
methods are evaluated using Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analysis. Experimental results
show that the classification accuracy of SVM is 96% for 10 fold cross validation method. The system
has been tested with a number of real Computed Tomography brain images and has achieved satisfactory
results.
Segmentation of Tumor Region in MRI Images of Brain using Mathematical Morpho...CSCJournals
This paper introduces an efficient detection of brain tumor from cerebral MRI images. The methodology consists of two steps: enhancement and segmentation. To improve the quality of images and limit the risk of distinct regions fusion in the segmentation phase an enhancement process is applied. We applied mathematical morphology to increase the contrast in MRI images and to segment MRI images. Some of experimental results on brain images show the feasibility and the performance of the proposed approach.
MEDICAL IMAGE TEXTURE SEGMENTATION USINGRANGE FILTERcscpconf
Medical image segmentation is a frequent processing step in image understanding and computer
aided diagnosis. In this paper, we propose medical image texture segmentation using texture
filter. Three different image enhancement techniques are utilized to remove strong speckle noise as well enhance the weak boundaries of medical images. We propose to exploit the concept of range filtering to extract the texture content of medical image. Experiment is conducted on ImageCLEF2010 database. Results show the efficacy of our proposed medical image texture segmentation.
BFO – AIS: A FRAME WORK FOR MEDICAL IMAGE CLASSIFICATION USING SOFT COMPUTING...ijsc
Medical images provide diagnostic evidence/information about anatomical pathology. The growth in
database is enormous as medical digital image equipment’s like Magnetic Resonance Images (MRI),
Computed Tomography (CT), and Positron Emission Tomography CT (PET-CT) are part of clinical work.
CT images distinguish various tissues according to gray levels to help medical diagnosis. Ct is more
reliable for early tumours and haemorrhages detection as it provides anatomical information to plan radio
therapy. Medical information systems goals are to deliver information to right persons at the right time and
place to improve care process quality and efficiency. This paper proposes an Artificial Immune System
(AIS) classifier and proposed feature selection based on hybrid Bacterial Foraging Optimization (BFO)
with Local Search (LS) for medical image classification.
Fully Automatic Method for 3D T1-Weighted Brain Magnetic Resonance Images Seg...CSCJournals
In the domain of medical imaging, accurate segmentation of brain MR images is of interest for many brain disorders. However, due to several factors such noise, imaging artefacts, intrinsic tissue variation and partial volume effects, tissue segmentation remains a challenging task. So, in this paper, a full automatic method for segmentation of brain MR images is presented. The method consists of four steps segmentation procedure. First, noise removing by median filtering is done; second segmentation of brain/non-brain tissue is performed by using a Threshold Morphologic Brain Extraction method (TMBE). Then initial centroids estimation by gray level histogram analysis based is executed. Finally, Fuzzy C-means Algorithm is used for MRI tissue segmentation. The efficiency of the proposed method is demonstrated by extensive segmentation experiments using simulated and real MR images.
A Review on Image Segmentation using Clustering and Swarm Optimization Techni...IJSRD
The process of dividing an image into multiple regions (set of pixels) is known as Image segmentation. It will make an image easy and smooth to evaluate. Image segmentation objective is to generate image more simple and meaningful. In this paper present a survey on image segmentation general segmentation techniques, clustering algorithms and optimization methods. Also a study of different research also been presented. The latest research in each of image segmentation methods is presented in this study. This paper presents the recent research in biologically inspired swarm optimization techniques, including ant colony optimization algorithm, particle swarm optimization algorithm, artificial bee colony algorithm and their hybridizations, which are applied in several fields.
The Positive Effects of Fuzzy C-Means Clustering on Supervised Learning Class...CSCJournals
Selection of inputs is one of the most substantial components of classification algorithms for data mining and pattern recognition problems since even the best classifier will perform badly if the inputs are not selected very well. Big data and computational complexity are main cause of bad performance and low accuracy for classical classifiers. In other words, the complexity of classifier method is inversely proportional with its classification efficiency. For this purpose, two hybrid classifiers have been developed by using both type-1 and type-2 fuzzy c-means clustering with cascaded a classifier. In this proposed classifier, a large number of data points are reduced by using fuzzy c-means clustering before applied to a classifier algorithm as inputs. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of fuzzy clustering on well-known and useful classifiers such as artificial neural networks (ANN) and support vector machines (SVM). Then the role of positive effects of these proposed algorithms were investigated on applied different data sets.
A Novel Multiple-kernel based Fuzzy c-means Algorithm with Spatial Informatio...CSCJournals
Fuzzy c-means (FCM) algorithm has proved its effectiveness for image segmentation. However, still it lacks in getting robustness to noise and outliers, especially in the absence of prior knowledge of the noise. To overcome this problem, a generalized a novel multiple-kernel fuzzy cmeans (FCM) (NMKFCM) methodology with spatial information is introduced as a framework for image-segmentation problem. The algorithm utilizes the spatial neighborhood membership values in the standard kernels are used in the kernel FCM (KFCM) algorithm and modifies the membership weighting of each cluster. The proposed NMKFCM algorithm provides a new flexibility to utilize different pixel information in image-segmentation problem. The proposed algorithm is applied to brain MRI which degraded by Gaussian noise and Salt-Pepper noise. The proposed algorithm performs more robust to noise than other existing image segmentation algorithms from FCM family.
Geometric Correction for Braille Document Images csandit
Image processing is an important research area in computer vision. clustering is an unsupervised
study. clustering can also be used for image segmentation. there exist so many methods for image
segmentation. image segmentation plays an important role in image analysis.it is one of the first
and the most important tasks in image analysis and computer vision. this proposed system
presents a variation of fuzzy c-means algorithm that provides image clustering. the kernel fuzzy
c-means clustering algorithm (kfcm) is derived from the fuzzy c-means clustering
algorithm(fcm).the kfcm algorithm that provides image clustering and improves accuracy
significantly compared with classical fuzzy c-means algorithm. the new algorithm is called
gaussian kernel based fuzzy c-means clustering algorithm (gkfcm)the major characteristic of
gkfcm is the use of a fuzzy clustering approach ,aiming to guarantee noise insensitiveness and
image detail preservation.. the objective of the work is to cluster the low intensity in homogeneity
area from the noisy images, using the clustering method, segmenting that portion separately using
content level set approach. the purpose of designing this system is to produce better segmentation
results for images corrupted by noise, so that it can be useful in various fields like medical image
analysis, such as tumor detection, study of anatomical structure, and treatment planning.
GAUSSIAN KERNEL BASED FUZZY C-MEANS CLUSTERING ALGORITHM FOR IMAGE SEGMENTATIONcscpconf
Image processing is an important research area in computer vision. clustering is an unsupervised study. clustering can also be used for image segmentation. there exist so many methods for image segmentation. image segmentation plays an important role in image analysis.it is one of the first and the most important tasks in image analysis and computer vision. this proposed system presents a variation of fuzzy c-means algorithm that provides image clustering. the kernel fuzzy
c-means clustering algorithm (kfcm) is derived from the fuzzy c-means clustering algorithm(fcm).the kfcm algorithm that provides image clustering and improves accuracy significantly compared with classical fuzzy c-means algorithm. the new algorithm is called gaussian kernel based fuzzy c-means clustering algorithm (gkfcm)the major characteristic of gkfcm is the use of a fuzzy clustering approach ,aiming to guarantee noise insensitiveness and image detail preservation.. the objective of the work is to cluster the low intensity in homogeneity area from the noisy images, using the clustering method, segmenting that portion separately using content level set approach. the purpose of designing this system is to produce better segmentation results for images corrupted by noise, so that it can be useful in various fields like medical image analysis, such as tumor detection, study of anatomical structure, and treatment planning.
GAUSSIAN KERNEL BASED FUZZY C-MEANS CLUSTERING ALGORITHM FOR IMAGE SEGMENTATIONcsandit
Image processing is an important research area in computer vision. clustering is an unsupervised
study. clustering can also be used for image segmentation. there exist so many methods for image
segmentation. image segmentation plays an important role in image analysis.it is one of the first
and the most important tasks in image analysis and computer vision. this proposed system
presents a variation of fuzzy c-means algorithm that provides image clustering. the kernel fuzzy
c-means clustering algorithm (kfcm) is derived from the fuzzy c-means clustering
algorithm(fcm).the kfcm algorithm that provides image clustering and improves accuracy
significantly compared with classical fuzzy c-means algorithm. the new algorithm is called
gaussian kernel based fuzzy c-means clustering algorithm (gkfcm)the major characteristic of
gkfcm is the use of a fuzzy clustering approach ,aiming to guarantee noise insensitiveness and
image detail preservation.. the objective of the work is to cluster the low intensity in homogeneity
area from the noisy images, using the clustering method, segmenting that portion separately using
content level set approach. the purpose of designing this system is to produce better segmentation
results for images corrupted by noise, so that it can be useful in various fields like medical image
analysis, such as tumor detection, study of anatomical structure, and treatment planning.
Survey on Brain MRI Segmentation TechniquesEditor IJMTER
Image segmentation is aimed at cutting out, a ROI (Region of Interest) from an image. For
medical images, segmentation is done for: studying the anatomical structure, identifying ROI ie tumor
or any other abnormalities, identifying the increase in tissue volume in a region, treatment planning.
Currently there are many different algorithms available for image segmentation. This paper lists and
compares some of them. Each has their own advantages and limitations.
Computer Aided System for Detection and Classification of Breast CancerIJITCA Journal
Breast cancer is one of the most important causes of death among all type of cancers for grown-up and
older women, mainly in developed countries, and its rate is rising. Since the cause of this disease is not yet
known, early detection is the best way to decrease the breast cancer mortality. At present, early detection of
breast cancer is attained by means of mammography. An intelligent computer-aided diagnosis system can
be very helpful for radiologist in detecting and diagnosing cancerous cell patterns earlier and faster than
typical screening programs. This paper proposes a computer aided system for automatic detection and
classification of breast cancer in mammogram images. Intuitionistic Fuzzy C-Means clustering technique
has been used to identify the suspicious region or the Region of Interest automatically. Then, the feature
data base is designed using histogram features, Gray Level Concurrence wavelet features and wavelet
energy features. Finally, the feature database is submitted to self-adaptive resource allocation network
classifier for classification of mammogram image as normal, benign or malignant. The proposed system is
verified with 322 mammograms from the Mammographic Image Analysis Society Database. The results
show that the proposed system produces better results.
Mri brain image segmentatin and classification by modified fcm &svm akorithmeSAT Journals
Abstract Brain Tumor detection is challenging task in biomedical field. Image segmentation is a key step from the image processing to image analysis, it occupy an important place. The manual segmentation of brain image is challenging and time consuming task. An automated system overcomes the drawbacks as well as it segments the white matter, grey matter, cerebrospinal fluid and edema. This clustering approach is particularly used for brain tumor detection in abnormal MR images. In this paper the application of Modified FCM algorithm for Brain tumor detection and its classification by SVM algorithm is focused. The Magnetic Resonance image is converted in to vector format and that is given as input to the modified fuzzy c-means algorithm. In modified fuzzy c-means the steps are: initial fuzzy partitioning and fuzzy membership generation Cluster updation based on objective function, Assigning labels to pixels of each category and display segmented image that will give more meaningful regions to analyze. This clustered images served as inputs to SVM. The basic SVM takes a set of input data and predicts, for each given input, which of two possible classes. Keywords: Clustering, Classification, Fuzz C-Means, Support Vector Machine, MRI, Brain Tumor.
A Review on Brain Disorder Segmentation in MR ImagesIJMER
International Journal of Modern Engineering Research (IJMER) is Peer reviewed, online Journal. It serves as an international archival forum of scholarly research related to engineering and science education.
International Journal of Modern Engineering Research (IJMER) covers all the fields of engineering and science: Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Thermodynamics, Structural Engineering, Control Engineering, Robotics, Mechatronics, Fluid Mechanics, Nanotechnology, Simulators, Web-based Learning, Remote Laboratories, Engineering Design Methods, Education Research, Students' Satisfaction and Motivation, Global Projects, and Assessment…. And many more.
MRI Image Segmentation Using Gradient Based Watershed Transform In Level Set ...IJERA Editor
Brain image classification is one of the utmost imperative parts of clinical investigative tools. Brain images
typically comprise noise, inhomogeneity and sometimes deviation. Therefore, precise segmentation of brain
images is a very challenging task. Nevertheless, the process of perfect segmentation of these images is very
important and crucial for a spot-on diagnosis by clinical tools. Also, intensity inhomogeneity often arises in realworld
images, which presents a substantial challenge in image segmentation. The most extensively used image
segmentation algorithms are region-based and usually rely on the homogeneousness of the image intensities in
the sections of interest, which often fail to afford precise segmentation results due to the intensity
inhomogeneity. This Research presents a more accurate segmentation using Gradient Based watershed
transform in level set method for a medical diagnosis system. Experimental results proved that our method
validating a much better rate of segmentation accuracy as compare to the traditional approaches, results are also
validated in terms of certain Measure properties of image regions like eccentricity, perimeter etc.
Classification of Abnormalities in Brain MRI Images Using PCA and SVMIJERA Editor
The impact of digital image processing is increasing by the day for its use in the medical and research areas. Medical image classification scheme has been on the increase in order to help physicians and medical practitioners in their evaluation and analysis of diseases. Several classification schemes such as Artificial Neural Network (ANN), Bayes Classification, Support Vector Machine (SVM) and K-Means Nearest Neighbor have been used. In this paper, we evaluate and compared the performance of SVM and PCA by analyzing diseased image of the brain (Alzheimer) and normal (MRI) brain. The results show that Principal Components Analysis outperforms the Support Vector Machine in terms of training time and recognition time.
Survey on Segmentation Techniques for Spinal Cord ImagesIIRindia
Medical imaging is a technique which is used to expose the interior part of the body, to diagnose the diseases and to treat them as well. Different modalities are used to process the medical images. It helps the human specialists to make diagnosis ailments. In this paper, we surveyed segmentation on the spinal cord images using different techniques such as Data mining, Support vector machine, Neural Networks and Genetic Algorithm which are applied to find the disorders and syndromes affected in the spinal cord system. As a result, we have gained knowledge in an identified disarrays and ailments affected in lumbar vertebra, thoracolumbar vertebra and spinal canal. Finally how the Disc Similarity Index values are generated in each method is also analysed.
Brain Image Fusion using DWT and Laplacian Pyramid Approach and Tumor Detecti...INFOGAIN PUBLICATION
Image fusion is the process of combining important information from two or more images into a single image. The resulting image will be more enhanced than any of the input pictures. The idea of combining multiple image modalities to furnish a single, more enhanced image is well established, special fusion methods have been proposed in literature. This paper is based on image fusion using laplacian pyramid and Discreet Wavelet Transform (DWT) methods. This system uses an easy and effective algorithm for multi-focus image fusion which uses fusion rules to create fused image. Subsequently, the fused image is obtained by applying inverse discreet wavelet transform. After fused image is obtained, watershed segmentation algorithm is applied to detect the tumor part in fused image.
MRI Image Segmentation Using Level Set Method and Implement an Medical Diagno...CSEIJJournal
Image segmentation plays a vital role in image processing over the last few years. The goal of image
segmentation is to cluster the pixels into salient image regions i.e., regions corresponding to individual
surfaces, objects, or natural parts of objects. In this paper, we propose a medical diagnosis system by using
level set method for segmenting the MRI image which investigates a new variational level set algorithm
without re- initialization to segment the MRI image and to implement a competent medical diagnosis
system by using MATLAB. Here we have used the speed function and the signed distance function of the
image in segmentation algorithm. This system consists of thresholding technique, curve evolution technique
and an eroding technique. Our proposed system was tested on some MRI Brain images, giving promising
results by detecting the normal or abnormal condition specially the existence of tumers. This system will be
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Fuzzy k-c-means Clustering Algorithm for Medical Image
Segmentation
Ajala Funmilola A*, Oke O.A, Adedeji T.O, Alade O.M, Adewusi E.A
Department of Computer Science and Engineering, LAUTECH Ogbomoso, Oyo state, Nigeria.
*E-mail of the corresponding author: funfaith2003@yahoo.co.uk.
Abstract
Medical image segmentation is an initiative with tremendous usefulness. Biomedical and anatomical information are
made easy to obtain as a result of success achieved in automating image segmentation. More research and work on it
has enhanced more effectiveness as far as the subject is concerned. Several methods are employed for medical image
segmentation such as Clustering methods, Thresholding method, Classifier, Region Growing, Deformable Model,
Markov Random Model etc. This work has mainly focused attention on Clustering methods, specifically k-means
and fuzzy c-means clustering algorithms. These algorithms were combined together to come up with another method
called fuzzy k-c-means clustering algorithm, which has a better result in terms of time utilization. The algorithms
have been implemented and tested with Magnetic Resonance Image (MRI) images of Human brain. Results have
been analyzed and recorded. Some other methods were reviewed and advantages and disadvantages have been stated
as unique to each. Terms which have to do with image segmentation have been defined along side with other
clustering methods.
Keywords: Clustering algorithms, Fuzzy c-means, K-means, Segmentation.
1 Introduction
Diagnostic imaging is an invaluable tool in medicine today. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI),
Computed Tomography, Digital Mammography, and other imaging modalities provide effective means for
non-invasively mapping the an atomy of a subject. These technologies have greatly increased knowledge of normal
and diseased anatomy for medical research and serves as a critical component in diagnosis and treatment planning.
(Dzung et. al).
Computer algorithms for the delineation of anatomical structures and other regions of interest are a key components
assisting and automating specific radiological tasks. These algorithms are otherwise known as image segmentation
algorithms. They are of great importance in biomedical imaging applications like tissue volume quantification,
diagnosis, localization pathology, study of anatomical structures, treatment planning, partial volume correction of
functional imaging data and computer integrated surgery.
2. Related work
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Numerous methods are available in medical image segmentation. These methods are chosen based on the specific
applications and imaging modalities. Imaging artifacts such as noise, partial volume effects, and motion can also
have significant consequences on the performance of segmentation algorithms. Some of these methods with their
idiosyncrasies were described below
Thresholding Method
Thresholding is the most basic of the medical image segmentation techniques. It is based on separating
pixels in different classes depending on their gray level. Thresholding approaches segment scalar images by creating
a binary partitioning of the image intensities. A thresholding procedure attempts to determine an intensity value,
called the threshold, which separates the desired classes. The segmentation is then achieved by grouping all pixels
with intensity greater than the threshold into one class, and all other pixels into another class. Determination of more
than one threshold value is a process called multi-thresholding. Its main limitations are that in its simplest form only
two classes are generated and it can not be applied to multi-channel images. In addition, thresholding typically does
not take into account the spatial characteristics of an image. This causes it to be sensitive to noise and intensity in
homogeneities, which can occur in magnetic resonance images.
Classifiers
Classifier methods are used in pattern recognition they seek to partition a feature space derived from the
image using data with known labels. A feature space is the range space of any function of the image, with the most
common feature space being the image intensities themselves.
Classifiers are known as supervised methods since they require training data that are manually segmented and then
used as references for automatically segmenting new data.
Markov Random Field Models
Markov random field (MRF) is not a method but a statistical model that can be used within segmentation
methods. MRFs are often incorporated into clustering segmentation algorithms such as the K -means algorithm under
a Bayesian prior model (Pham and et al, 1998). The segmentation is then obtained by maximizing “a posteriori”
probability of the segmentation given the image data using iterative methods such as iterated conditional modes or
simulated annealing. A difficulty associated with MRF models is proper selection of the parameters controlling the
strength of spatial interactions. Too high a setting can result in an excessively smooth segmentation and a loss of
important structural details.
Artificial Neural Networks
Artificial neural networks (ANNs) are massively parallel networks of processing elements or nodes that simulate
biological learning. Each node in an ANN is capable of performing elementary computations. Learning is achieved
through the adaptation of weights assigned to the connections between nodes.
Because of the many interconnections used in a neural network, spatial information can easily be incorporated into
its classification procedures. Although ANNs are inherently parallel, their processing is usually simulated on a
standard serial computer, thus reducing its potential computational advantage (Pham and et al, 1998).
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Atlas-Guided Approaches
Atlas-guided approach uses standard atlas or template is available. This it does by bringing together
information about the anatomy that requires segmenting. This atlas is then used as a reference frame for segmenting
new images. Conceptually, atlas-guided approaches are similar to classifiers except they are implemented in the
spatial domain of the image rather than in a feature space (Dzung L. Pham and et al, 1998).
Deformable Models
Deformable models are model-based techniques which are used for delineating region boundaries by the use
of closed parametric curves or surfaces. This curves or surfaces are deformed under the influence of internal or
external forces. Deformable Models are physically motivated techniques. Delineation of an object boundary in an
image is done by placing a closed curve or surface near the desired boundary then an iterative relaxation process is
allowed to be undergone. Internal forces are computed from within the curve or surface to keep it smooth throughout
the deformation. External forces are usually derived from the image to drive the curve or surface towards the desired
feature of interest (Pham and et al, 1998).
Clustering Analysis
Cluster analysis or clustering is the assignment of a set of observations into subsets (called clusters) so that
observations in the same cluster are similar in some sense (Wikipedia, 2009). Clustering is a method of unsupervised
learning, and a common technique for statistical data analysis used in many fields, including machine learning, data
mining, pattern recognition, image analysis, information retrieval, and bioinformatics. Clustering algorithms and the
classifier method are likely in function but clustering does not use training data instead they iterate between
segmenting the image and characterizing the properties of each class. Consequently they are otherwise termed
unsupervised methods. In a sense, clustering methods train themselves using the available data (Dzung L. Pham and
et al, 1998).
Three commonly used clustering algorithms are the K-means, the fuzzy C-means algorithm, and the
expectation-maximization (EM) algorithm. The K-means clustering algorithm clusters data by iteratively computing
a mean intensity for each class and segmenting the image by classifying each pixel in the class with the closest mean
(Dzung L. Pham and et al, 1998).
Fuzzy C-Means Clustering
Because of the advantages of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) over other diagnostic imaging, the majority of
researches in medical image segmentation pertain to its use for MR images, and there are a lot of methods available
for MR image segmentation. Among them, fuzzy segmentation methods are of considerable benefits, because they
could retain much more information from the original image than hard segmentation methods. In particular, the
fuzzy C-means (FCM) algorithm, assign pixels to fuzzy clusters without labels. Unlike the hard clustering methods
otherwise known as k-means clustering which force pixels to belong exclusively to one class, FCM allows pixels to
belong to multiple clusters with varying degrees of membership. Because of the additional flexibility, The Fuzzy
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C-means clustering algorithm (FCM) is a soft segmentation method that has been used extensively for segmentation
of MR images applications recently. However, its main disadvantages include its computational complexity and the
fact that the performance degrades significantly with increased noise (NG and et al, 2006).
Fuzzy c-means (FCM) is a method of clustering which allows one piece of data to belong to two or more clusters. In
other word, each point has a degree of belonging to clusters, as in fuzzy logic, rather than belonging completely to one
cluster. Thus, points on the edge of a cluster may be in the cluster to a lesser degree than points in the center of cluster.
Fuzzy c-means has been a very important tool for image processing in clustering objects in an image. In the 70's,
mathematicians introduced the spatial term into the FCM algorithm to improve the accuracy of clustering under noise.
(Wikipedia 2009)
K-Means Clustering
K-means (MacQueen, 1967) is one of the simplest unsupervised learning algorithms that solve the well known
clustering problem. K-means clustering algorithm is a simple clustering method with low computational complexity
as compared to FCM. The clusters produced by K-means clustering do not overlap.
The procedure follows a simple and easy way to classify a given data set through a certain number of clusters (assume
k clusters) fixed a priori. The main idea is to define k centroids, one for each cluster. These centroids should be placed
in a cunning way because of different location causes different result. So, the better choice is to place them as much as
possible far away from each other. The next step is to take each point belonging to a given data set and associate it to
the nearest centroid. When no point is pending, the first step is completed and an early grouping is done. At this point
we need to re-calculate k new centroids as barycenters of the clusters resulting from the previous step. After these k
new centroids, a new binding has to be done between the same data set points and the nearest new centroid. A loop has
been generated. As a result of this loop we may notice that the k centroids change their location step by step until no
more changes are done. In other words centroids do not move any more.
K-means clustering algorithm is an unsupervised method. It is used because it is simple and has relatively low
computational complexity. In addition, it is suitable for biomedical image segmentation as the number of clusters (K)
is usually known for images of particular regions of human anatomy. For example a MR image of the head generally
consists of regions representing the bone, soft tissue, fat and background. Since the regions are 4 in number then K
will be 4. Finally, this algorithm aims at minimizing an objective function, in this case a squared error function. The
objective function
ܬൌ ∑ ∑ ||ݔ ሺሻ െ ܿ ||ଶ
ୀଵ ୀଵ
where ||ݔ ሺሻ െ ܿ ||ଶ is a chosen distance measure between a data point ݔ ሺሻ and the cluster centre ܿ , is an indicator
of the distance of the n data points from their respective cluster centres. K-means is a simple algorithm that has been
adapted to many problem domains. It is a good candidate for extension to work with fuzzy feature vectors.
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For both clustering methods chosen in this project algorithms and flowcharts have been provided for the proper
implementation. These algorithms have been further combined to formulate another called fuzzy k-c-means algorithm.
The clustering methods have been compared on the bases of the time it takes each to segment a given image, the
number of iteration, and as well as how accurate the result is.
Fuzzy C-Means Algorithm and Flowchart
Fuzzy c-means algorithm allows data to belong to two or more clusters with different membership coefficient. Fuzzy
C-Means clustering is an iterative process. First, the initial fuzzy partition matrix is generated and the initial fuzzy
cluster centers are calculated. In each step of the iteration, the cluster centers and the membership grade point are
updated and the objective function is minimized to find the best location for the clusters. The process stops when the
maximum number of iterations is reached, or when the objective function improvement between two consecutive
iterations is less than the minimum amount of improvement specified.
Moreover the update in the iteration is done using the membership degree as well as the centre of the cluster that is the
two parameter change as the steps are being repeated until a set point called the threshold is reached or the process
stops when the maximum number of iterations is reached, or when the objective function improvement between two
consecutive iterations is less than the minimum amount of improvement specified. In addition a fuzziness coefficient
‘m’ is chosen which may be any real number greater than 1.
The algorithm comprises of the following steps:
1. Read the image into the Matlab environment
2. Try to identify the number of iteration it might possibly do within a given period of time.
3. Get the size of the image.
4. Calculate the distance possible size using repeating structure.
5. Concatenate the given dimension for the image size
6. Repeat the matrix to generate large data items in carrying out possibly distance calculation.
7. Begin Iterations by identifying large component of data vis - a - vis the value of the pixel.
8. Stop Iteration when possible identification elapses.
9. Generate the time taken to segment.
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K-Means Algorithm and Flowchart
The k-means clustering also known as hard c-means clustering provides an algorithm used for partitioning a set of N
vectors into C groups. The algorithm computes the cluster centers (centroids) for each group. This algorithm
minimizes a dissimilarity function. The image to work with is first imputed into the MATLAB work area with the
use of the function called imread. This is followed by the calculation of the colour space by the use of the L*b*a*
colour space derived from the CIE XYZ tri-stimulus values. The L*a*b* space consists of a luminosity layer 'L*',
chromaticity-layer 'a*' indicating where colour falls along the red-green axis, and chromaticity-layer 'b*' indicating
where the colour falls along the blue-yellow axis. All of the colour information is in the 'a*' and 'b*' layers. You can
measure the difference between two colours using the Euclidean distance metric.
Classification of the colours generated in a*b* space is also a very important part of the implementation, k-means
clustering makes this possible. Clustering is a way to separate groups of objects. K-means clustering treats each object
as having a location in space. It finds partitions such that objects within each cluster are as close to each other as
possible, and as far from objects in other clusters as possible. K-means clustering requires that you specify the number
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of clusters to be partitioned and a distance metric to quantify how close two objects are to each other. Moreover, an
image is made up of pixels. These pixels are labeled using the result from k-means. For every object in an input,
K-means returns an index corresponding to a cluster. The cluster center output from K-means will be used later in the
demo. Label every pixel in the image with its cluster index. Finally, the images generated through the segmentation of
the original image are created for analysis.
The algorithm has the following steps:
1. Read the image into the MATLAB environment using the imread function
2. Convert the image to L*a*b* colour space using make form and apply form
3. Classify the Colours in 'a*b*' Space Using K-Means Clustering
4. Label every pixel in the Image using the results from K –means
5. Create Images that Segment the H&E Image by colour using clusters.
Fuzzy K-C-Mean Algorithm and Flowchart
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In Fuzzy K-C-Means the interest is on making the number of iterations equal to that of the fuzzy c means, and
still get an optimum result. This implies that irrespective of the lower number of iteration, we will still get an
accurate result.
The algorithm has the following steps:
1. Read the image into the Matlab environment
2. Try to identify the number of iteration it might possibly do within a given period of time
3. Reduce number of iteration with distance check
4. Get the size of the image
5. Calculate the distance possible size using repeating structure
6. Concatenate the given dimension for the image size
7. Repeat the matrix to generate large data items in carrying out possibly distance calculation
8. Reduce repeating when possible distance has been attained
9. Iterations begin by identifying large component of data vis a vis the value of the pixel
10. Iteration stops when possible identification elapses
11. Time is generated.
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4. Results and Discussion
The implemented clustering methods have been done in MATLAB. Three images acquired through
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) were used for comparing the performances of the three methods. The machine
on which they are tested is made up of the following: Pentium (R) M, Processor speed of 1400 MHz, 512 MB of
RAM. The following are the benchmarks used to compare:
• The mode of operation
• The time taken
• The accuracy
Mode of Operation
K-means demands that the user specifies the number of clusters before the segmentation commences. As a result, the
number of clusters is predetermined. The k-means method considered here is operating based on colours contained
by the image. The number of clusters specified by the user must correspond to the number of colour. It is not
necessary to have the pre-knowledge of the number of colours contained by the image because there is provision
made for re-inputting the number of clusters. Maximum number of possible colours provided for is 9 since most
images may have as much as 5-6 colours. It is possible to have an image whose colours are more than this range,
hence the provision for more colours. As soon as k-means gets to the end of the clusters specified it stops.
Fuzzy C-Means converts a coloured image into grey scale before commencing the segmentation. That is it segments
using grey scale. If the image inputted is a non-coloured it will still segment it unlike the k-means which only
segments a coloured image. Usually, Fuzzy C-means iterates based on the number of clusters it comes across on the
image being considered. Unlike K-means, the fuzzy c-means will return the number of clusters after the
segmentation has been done. Therefore the number clusters is approximately the number of iterations.
Fuzzy K-C-Means is a method generated from both fuzzy c-means and k-means but it carries more of fuzzy
c-means properties than that of k-means. Fuzzy k-c-means works on grey scale images like fuzzy c-means, generates
the same number of iterations as in fuzzy c-means.
Time Taken to segment
Based on the tested images k-means appears to be faster than fuzzy c-means while in some cases fuzzy c-means also
appears to be faster than k-means. Whereas both fuzzy c-means and k-means are competing in terms of time, fuzzy
k-c-means has been programmed to generate the same number of iteration with fuzzy c-means with a faster operation
time. That is fuzzy k-c-means is faster than both fuzzy c-means and k-means. The conflict in time between fuzzy
c-means and k-means is assumed to account from the properties of the image under consideration, the efficiency of
the machine on which the methods are tested.
Accuracy
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In terms of accuracy, the number iteration is put into consideration. The more the iterations the more the accuracy.
The iteration that k-means can perform depend largely on the number of colours contained by an image which
make its iterative ability limited unlike that of fuzzy c-means and fuzzy k-c-means which segment based on the
number of iterations or clusters contained in an image. Consequent to this, k-means is less accurate than the other
two methods.
Segmentation results on MRI brain using the Methods
K-means, Fuzzy c-means and Fuzzy k-c-means have been used in segmenting three MRI images in order to compare
the results in each case.
(a) (b) (c)
(d)
Figure 4 (a) Image I, segmentation results; (b) K-Means (c) Fuzzy C-Means (d) Fuzzy K-C Means
Table 1: Comparison of segmentation results on image I
METHODS TIME TAKEN (s) NUMBER OF CLUSTERS NUMBER OF ITERATION
K-MEANS 31.67 9 9
FUZZY C-MEANS 32.45 13 13
FUZZY K-C-MEANS 30.09 13 13
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Table 2: Comparison of segmentation results on image II
METHODS TIME TAKEN (s) NUMBER OF CLUSTERS NUMBER OF ITERATIONS
K-MEANS 31.23 9 9
FUZZY C-MEANS 12.06 11 11
FUZZY K-C-MEANS 10.58 11 11
(a) (b) (c) (d)
Figure 6 (a) Image III, segmentation results; (b) K-Means (c) Fuzzy C-Means (d) Fuzzy K-C Means
Table 3: Comparison of segmentation results on image II
METHODS TIME TAKEN (IN SECONDS) NUMBER OF NUMBER OF ITERATIONS
CLUSTERS
K-MEANS 38.44 5 5
FUZZY C-MEANS 37.56 13 13
FUZZY K-C-MEANS 35.68 13 13
It is pertinent to note in this work that;
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i. for k-means the user is expected to input the number of clusters before segmentation and this is equal to
the number of iterations.
ii. for fuzzy c-means number of clusters is generated iteratively during segmentation and this is equal to
the number of clusters.
iii. for fuzzy k-c-means number of iterations is equal to number of clusters.
The method with the highest iteration value and segments within the shortest period of time takes the more accuracy.
In this case fuzzy k-c-means and fuzzy c-means should have been considered but with clear observation fuzzy
c-means is slower than fuzzy k-c-means therefore fuzzy k-c-means takes the highest accuracy.
5. Conclusion
Medical image segmentation is a case study that is fascinating and very important as well. Fuzzy C-Means,
K-Means and Fuzzy K-C-Means clustering algorithms have been considered so far they have been seen effective in
the image segmentation. They are easy to use unlike some other methods in existence. Time, accuracy, and iterations
have been the major focus here. But there are still limitations that like k-means segmenting with predetermined
number of clusters Fuzzy C-means generating an overlapping results and not being able to segment coloured images
until they are converted into grey scale. Fuzzy K-C-Means also operates almost like Fuzzy C-Means.
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