The document summarizes a research paper that proposes a new cellular automata clustering method called Cellular Automata Clustering based on Morphological Reconstruction (CACMR) to identify tumors in brain MRI images. CACMR uses morphological reconstruction to accurately segment the skull, brain, and background, and then employs a cellular automata approach based on Moore neighbourhood to cluster the tumors. The method is tested on brain MRI data from various websites and statistical measures indicate it accurately identifies tumors.

1. Cellular Automata Clustering Based on Morphological
Reconstruction (CACMR)
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G. Srinivasa Rao,2
V.Vijaya Kumar, 3
Penmesta Suresh Varma
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Pragathi Engineering College, kakinada, AP, India
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Anurag Group of Institutions, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
3Adikavi Nannayya University,Rajahmundry,AP, India
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2. A cellular automaton (CA) is one of the powerful and popular decentralized
computing models with a wide variety of applications. The CA consists of an array
of similar cells that interact with each another in a neighbourhood relationship
and have definite state. The clustering and classifier models of CA are very
popular in deriving significant knowledge from the large volumes of data set. The
present paper presents a cellular automata clustering using morphological
reconstruction (CACMR) on brain MRI images. The proposed morphological
reconstruction operator segments accurately the skull and the brain as well as the
background to accurately identify the tumour. For clustering the tumour the
present paper uses an efficient cellular automata method based on Moore
neighbourhood. The proposed CACMR is tested on brain MRI collected from
various websites, and the various statistical measures that indicate the significance
and accuracy of the proposed method.
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Cellular Automata Clustering Based on Morphological Reconstruction (CACMR)
Abstract

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Mr. Goteti Srinivasa Rao, obtained his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and
engineering from Ambedkar University, Maharashtra, India. He obtained his M.Tech
degree in Computer Science and Engineering from JNT University, Kakinada, Andhra
Pradesh,in the year 2004. He started his career at Polytechnic college level as a
Lecturer. He Worked as Assistant professor in BVC college of Engineering,
Amalapuram, AndhraPradesh.He worked as Associate Professor in Pragati Engineering
college, Kakinada .His Specializations include Software Project management,
Biometrics and Data mining..His Current research interest is in Data Mining with
Cellular Automata.
Pragathi Engineering College, kakinada, AP, India
http://pragati.ac.in/

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Dr. VakulabharanamVijaya Kumar is working as Professor & Dean in Dept. of CSE & IT at Anurag Group of
Institutions,(AGOI)(Autonomous), Hyderabad. He received integrated M.S.Engg, in CSE from USSR in 1989.
He received his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU),
Hyderabad, India in 1998 and guided 18 research scholars for Ph.D. He has served JNT University for 13 years
as Assistant Professor and Associate Professor. He is also acting as Director for Centre for Advanced
Computational Research (CACR) at AGOI, Hyderabad where research scholars across the state are working.
He has received best researcher and best teacher award from JNT University, Kakinada, India. His research
interests include Image Processing, Pattern Recognition, Digital Water Marking, Cloud Computing and Image
Retrieval Systems. He is the life member of CSI, ISCA, ISTE, IE (I), IETE, ACCS, CRSI, IRS and REDCROSS. He
published more than 120 research publications till now in various National, International journals and
conferences. He has also established and acted as a Head, SrinivasaRamanujan Research Forum (SRRF) at
GIET, Rajahmundry, India from May 2006 to April 2013 for promoting research and social activities.
Anurag Group of Institutions, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
http://www.cvsr.ac.in/

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Dr.Penmesta. Sureshvarma is a profesor in Computer Science and working as Dean, College Development
Council, Adikavi Nannayya University Rajahmundry. He is also Dean Faculty of Engineering and Technology.
He served as Principal, university colleges since 4th Dec.2009 to 13th june 2012. He also served as Head of
the Department of CSE during the year 2008 to 2011. He secured his M.Tech degree in CSE with First Class
from Andhra University, Visakhapatnam in the year 1999. He received his Ph.D Degree in Computer Science
and Engineering from AcharyaNagarjuna University, Guntur in the year2008. He is honored with Best
Teacher award by the Govt. of Andhra Pradesh in the year 2010 on the occasion of Teachers' Day. To his
research credit, he has guided 4 Ph.D Scholars who were awarded their Ph.D Degrees. He also guided more
than 100 M.Tech/MCA students in their thesis completion work. His areas of research interest include
Communication Networks, Network Security, Data Mining and Image Processing. He is the Life Member of
FIE, MIEEE, MASM, SMCSI, MISTE, SMORSI, MISCA, SMIA, CSIT, MIISA, MJAOE, MIAENG, AMIE and MAPSMS.
He has published more than 100 research papers in various National and International journals.
Adikavi Nannayya University, Rajahmundry, AP, India
http://www.nannayauniversity.info/

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