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Multiresolution analysis using wavelet, ridgelet, and curvelet transforms for medical image segmentation.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21960988     Owner:  NLM     Status:  PubMed-not-MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The experimental study presented in this paper is aimed at the development of an automatic image segmentation system for classifying region of interest (ROI) in medical images which are obtained from different medical scanners such as PET, CT, or MRI. Multiresolution analysis (MRA) using wavelet, ridgelet, and curvelet transforms has been used in the proposed segmentation system. It is particularly a challenging task to classify cancers in human organs in scanners output using shape or gray-level information; organs shape changes throw different slices in medical stack and the gray-level intensity overlap in soft tissues. Curvelet transform is a new extension of wavelet and ridgelet transforms which aims to deal with interesting phenomena occurring along curves. Curvelet transforms has been tested on medical data sets, and results are compared with those obtained from the other transforms. Tests indicate that using curvelet significantly improves the classification of abnormal tissues in the scans and reduce the surrounding noise.
Authors:
Shadi Alzubi; Naveed Islam; Maysam Abbod
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2011-09-12
Journal Detail:
Title:  International journal of biomedical imaging     Volume:  2011     ISSN:  1687-4196     ISO Abbreviation:  Int J Biomed Imaging     Publication Date:  2011  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-09-30     Completed Date:  2011-11-10     Revised Date:  2012-05-07    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101250756     Medline TA:  Int J Biomed Imaging     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  136034     Citation Subset:  -    
Affiliation:
Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering and Design, Brunel University, West London UB8 3PH, UK.
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