Title :
A Two-Level CBIR Platform with Application to Brain MRI Retrieval
Author :
Moustakas, John ; Marias, Kostas ; Dimitriadis, Socrates ; Orphanoudakis, Stelios C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Crete Univ.
Abstract :
This paper presents a novel platform for image retrieval based on a two-level architecture inspired from human cognitive mechanisms. These two levels provide both generic similarity and semantic information related to special characteristics. Although the proposed architecture can be customized for any content-based image retrieval application, our work is focused on medical images and more specifically on brain MRI data. Our main motivation is that in medical applications, it is crucial to be able to combine in an efficient way, image similarity with specific, semantics related to pathology in order to provide the user with relevant cases and aid diagnosis. A description of the architecture and function of the proposed CBIR platform is presented, as well as specific details for the application to brain MRI retrieval
Keywords :
biomedical MRI; brain; content-based retrieval; image retrieval; medical image processing; aid diagnosis; brain MRI data; content-based image retrieval; human cognitive mechanism; two-level CBIR platform; Biomedical equipment; Biomedical imaging; Content based retrieval; Humans; Image retrieval; Information retrieval; Magnetic resonance imaging; Medical diagnostic imaging; Medical services; Pathology;
Conference_Titel :
Multimedia and Expo, 2005. ICME 2005. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Amsterdam
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9331-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICME.2005.1521662
