DocumentCode :
562763
Title :
Brain tumor segmentation and its area calculation in brain MR images using K-mean clustering and Fuzzy C-mean algorithm
Author :
Selvakumar, J. ; Lakshmi, A. ; Arivoli, T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of ECE, Kalasalingam Univ., Krishnankoil, India
fYear :
2012
fDate :
30-31 March 2012
Firstpage :
186
Lastpage :
190
Abstract :
This paper deals with the implementation of Simple Algorithm for detection of range and shape of tumor in brain MR images. Tumor is an uncontrolled growth of tissues in any part of the body. Tumors are of different types and they have different Characteristics and different treatment. As it is known, brain tumor is inherently serious and life-threatening because of its character in the limited space of the intracranial cavity (space formed inside the skull). Most Research in developed countries show that the number of people who have brain tumors were died due to the fact of inaccurate detection. Generally, CT scan or MRI that is directed into intracranial cavity produces a complete image of brain. This image is visually examined by the physician for detection & diagnosis of brain tumor. However this method of detection resists the accurate determination of stage & size of tumor. To avoid that, this project uses computer aided method for segmentation (detection) of brain tumor based on the combination of two algorithms. This method allows the segmentation of tumor tissue with accuracy and reproducibility comparable to manual segmentation. In addition, it also reduces the time for analysis. At the end of the process the tumor is extracted from the MR image and its exact position and the shape also determined. The stage of the tumor is displayed based on the amount of area calculated from the cluster.
Keywords :
biomedical MRI; brain; feature extraction; fuzzy set theory; image segmentation; medical image processing; pattern clustering; tumours; CT scan; MRI; analysis time reduction; brain MR images; brain tumor diagnosis; computer aided brain tumor detection method; computer aided brain tumor segmentation method; fuzzy c-mean algorithm; intracranial cavity; k-mean clustering; magnetic resonance imaging; skull; tumor extraction; tumor range detection; tumor shape detection; tumor stage determination; tumor tissue segmentation; uncontrolled tissue growth; Algorithm design and analysis; Clustering algorithms; Convergence; Filtering algorithms; Image edge detection; Image segmentation; Tumors; Abnormalities; Brain tumor; Fuzzy C-means; K-means; Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI); Pre-processing; Thresholding;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Advances in Engineering, Science and Management (ICAESM), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0213-5
Type :
conf
Filename :
6215996
Link To Document :
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