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Threshold prediction for segmenting tumour from brain MRI scans
Author(s) -
Beno M. Marsaline,
I. R Valarmathi,
S. M Swamy,
Rajakumar B. R.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
international journal of imaging systems and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.359
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1098-1098
pISSN - 0899-9457
DOI - 10.1002/ima.22087
Subject(s) - computer science , artificial intelligence , artificial neural network , support vector machine , segmentation , quadratic programming , market segmentation , image segmentation , pattern recognition (psychology) , set (abstract data type) , machine learning , mathematics , mathematical optimization , marketing , business , programming language
In recent decades, region growing methods in image segmentation plays a vital role in medical image processing. Nonetheless, the method needs more advancement to cope up with the images of current acquisition devices. This paper attempts to solve the problem of maintaining diversity among wide image specifications by optimizing the threshold. In order to accomplish this, we introduce a hybrid framework of Artificial Bee Colony and Genetic Algorithm in a region growing variant, in which gradient and intensity levels are used for segmentation. Eventually, the proposed work is subjected to classify the tumor and non‐tumor images, followed by the segmentation of tumor region in MRI images. Classification methodologies such as feed forward back propagation neural network, radial basis neural network, support vector machine with quadratic programming and adaptive neuro‐fuzzy inference system are considered for experimental investigation in which support vector machine with quadratic programming is found to be dominant than other methodologies. Proposed region growing method outperforms well on the classified image, when compared with the region growing variant and standard region growing method. The results are demonstrated with the aid of wide set of performance measures. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Imaging Syst Technol, 24, 129–137, 2014