A system to perform CBIR on X-Ray images using soft computing techniques

This paper describes a Content-based image retrieval (CBIR) system to help in the diagnosis and treatment process of the scoliosis pathology. To do this, the system includes a module for the automatic extraction of scoliosis measures from X-rays. Also, the system includes a Fuzzy Object-Relational Database Management System (FORDBMS) to store images and its measures and to perform flexible retrieval of the images based on its spine measures. All functionality of the system is available to the specialist through a client application developed in Java or through a content which is dynamically generated and served by an application server.