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Automatic Segmentation of Cardiac MRI Using Snakes and Genetic Algorithms
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2008
Lecture Notes in Computer Science
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In this work we study and implement techniques for the automatic segmentation of cardiac Magnetic Resonance Images. ...
We propose a new external force to improve the convergence of the Snakes method. In addition, a genetic algorithm is used to find the best set of configuration parameters for the Snakes method. ...
Acknowledgments The authors would like to acknowledge the reviewers for their comments and suggestions that significantly improved the quality of this work. ...
doi:10.1007/978-3-540-69389-5_20
fatcat:rj2pp4nnp5fmpofrqfl5xhxzki
Bone segmentation using multiple communicating snakes
2003
Medical Imaging 2003: Image Processing
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Contour energy is optimized using a genetic algorithm. Chromosomes are used to encode positions of snake points, using a polar representation. ...
Experimental results show the method allows to achieve an accurate segmentation of the bone complexes in the region of interest. ...
In this work we evaluate the application of genetic snakes to the segmentation of a subpart of the hand, the first finger. ...
doi:10.1117/12.481370
dblp:conf/miip/BalleriniB03
fatcat:4dxyqvuo3batjjnwmtx24bzjc4
Optimal Parameter Setting of Active-Contours Using Differential Evolution and Expert-Segmented Sample Image
2012
Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent Informatics
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Thus far, many approaches for image segmentation have been proposed, including the well-known active contour (snake) model. ...
The appearance of variant noise types makes medical image segmentation a more complicated task. ...
Another paper by McInerney and Terzopoulos [16] introduced a technique for the segmentation of anatomical structures in medical images using a topologically adaptable snake model. ...
doi:10.20965/jaciii.2012.p0677
fatcat:caociovw5rbynnvhlu256pcfpa
Broken Character Image Restoration Using Genetic Snake Algorithm: Deep Concavity Problem
2016
Journal of Computer Science
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Active contours also known as snakes became a familiar and widely used in the field of image segmentation and restoration of historical documents in last few decades. ...
In this study we proposed algorithm to use genetic algorithm with GVF snake algorithm in order to optimize snake points to get right positions in deep concavity boundaries, also adding a Divergence factor ...
Lucia first introduced genetic-snake approaches to segmentation medical images (Ballerini, 1999) , color image (Lucia, 2001) . ...
doi:10.3844/jcssp.2016.81.87
fatcat:46zeidssfrgzrerf2itoc4652u
Contour Fitting using an Adaptive Spline Model
1995
Procedings of the British Machine Vision Conference 1995
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We have studied convergence behavior and performance on artificial and medical images. ...
This paper presents a new segmentation algorithm by fitting active contour models (or snakes) to objects using adaptive splines. ...
As the presented results are very encouraging and have demonstrated the robustness for 2D images, there is need to further investigate the influence of the energy function and its parameters. ...
doi:10.5244/c.9.21
dblp:conf/bmvc/RueckertB95
fatcat:dhdyh7dm25fnlj6gmhsd2yizfq
A survey on image segmentation using metaheuristic-based deformable models: state of the art and critical analysis
2016
Applied Soft Computing
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In particular, we present a complete study on the application of metaheuristics to image segmentation based on deformable models. ...
Deformable models are segmentation techniques that adapt a curve with the goal of maximizing its overlap with the actual contour of an object of interest within an image. ...
The former provides a state-of-the-art survey on the application of the principles of genetic algorithms to medical image segmentation, only focusing onto this metaheuristic and considering all kinds ...
doi:10.1016/j.asoc.2016.03.004
fatcat:3mgmo7vuurd4tnijod5a5kwn7m
Improved B-Spline Contour Fitting Using Genetic Algorithm for the Segmentation of Dental Computerized Tomography Image Sequences
2007
Journal of Imaging Science and Technology
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Many snake algorithms have been proposed for medical image analysis applications. ...
CT images are saved in DICOM format, an international standard for medical images, after acquisition through the commercially available Shimadzu Ltd. SCT-7800 CT scanner. ...
doi:10.2352/j.imagingsci.technol.(2007)51:4(328)
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Multiple Active Contours Driven by Particle Swarm Optimization for Cardiac Medical Image Segmentation
2013
Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine
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Finally, to assess the performance of the medical image segmentations with respect to regions outlined by experts and by the graph cut method objectively and quantifiably, a set of distance and similarity ...
This paper presents a novel image segmentation method based on multiple active contours driven by particle swarm optimization (MACPSO). ...
The authors thank Ehsan Shahamatnia at Universidade Nova de Lisboa for kindly supplying them the source of the symmetrical cross and noisy circle test images, respectively. ...
doi:10.1155/2013/132953
pmid:23762177
pmcid:PMC3665182
fatcat:htwaeeshz5fwjeleumflgnk5mi
Optimum Features selection by fusion using Genetic Algorithm in CBIR
2014
International Journal of Image Graphics and Signal Processing
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Object oriented image segmentation along with the evolutionary computational technique is proposed here for Image Retrieval Algorithm. ...
The evaluation of the performance of the Content Based Image Retrieval is undertaken for the consideration in this paper. ...
As compared to most of the other image segmentation techniques, the snakes are continuously active. ...
doi:10.5815/ijigsp.2015.01.04
fatcat:muupnu7ijrdmzkwan5itzdhtwi
Automatic classification framework for ventricular septal defects: a pilot study on high-throughput mouse embryo cardiac phenotyping
2015
Journal of Medical Imaging
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Our approach leverages a combination of atlas-based segmentation and snake evolution techniques to derive the segmentation of heart ventricles, where VSD classification is achieved by checking whether ...
A workload of this scale has triggered numerous studies harnessing image informatics for the identification of morphological defects. ...
preliminary ventricle segmentation for each image, which after minor erosion, were then used as the initialization seed for snake evolution. ...
doi:10.1117/1.jmi.2.4.041003
pmid:26835488
pmcid:PMC4717189
fatcat:rgitrmgimje7nkbej4rnkgofem
Segmentation of brain tissue from magnetic resonance images
1996
Medical Image Analysis
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The Segmentation Problem We are interested in the problem of segmentation of medical data into anatomical structures, which is an interesting and important step for many medical imaging applications that ...
In Chapter 6 we survey other related work in medical image segmentation. ...
doi:10.1016/s1361-8415(96)80008-9
pmid:9873924
fatcat:n5v5q7l4czggjeqrjic4e7imci
Segmentation of the left heart ventricle in ultrasound images using a region based snake
2013
Medical Imaging 2013: Image Processing
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Ultrasound imaging of the heart is a non-invasive method widely used for different applications. ...
This paper presents a semi-automated segmentation method that uses a region based snake. ...
The project ENGROSS, funded by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research, has also contributed to this work. ...
doi:10.1117/12.2001284
dblp:conf/miip/LandgrenOH13
fatcat:fwvwnyajcffcpap4yjkjzlmt74
Multiple Active Contours Guided by Differential Evolution for Medical Image Segmentation
2013
Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine
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Finally, to obtain a quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the medical image segmentations compared to regions outlined by experts, a set of distance and similarity metrics has been adopted. ...
This paper presents a new image segmentation method based on multiple active contours guided by differential evolution, called MACDE. ...
Solórzano-Zepeda at the Cardiology Deparment of the Mexican Social Security Institute, UMAE T1 León for their clinical advice and assistance during data collection. ...
doi:10.1155/2013/190304
pmid:23983809
pmcid:PMC3741942
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A Comparative Analysis of MRI Brain Tumor Segmentation Technique
2015
International Journal of Computer Applications
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This paper presents a performance analysis of image segmentation techniques, viz., Genetic algorithm, K-Means Clustering and Fuzzy C-Means clustering for detection of brain tumor from brain MRI images. ...
General Terms Segmentation algorithms, Brain tumor Keywords MRI brain tumor, segmentation, Genetic algorithm, K-means clustering and Fuzzy C-means clustering. ...
In reference [26] author explored the possibility of applying techniques for segmenting the regions of medical image. ...
doi:10.5120/ijca2015905922
fatcat:sm2s5g23pbayjok5ojphqliilq
Medical Image Segmentation through Bat-Active Contour Algorithm
2017
International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Applications
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The results obtained for traditional ACM show low similarity measures between it and expertly segmented images. ...
The results obtained show high similarity measures between BA-A CM algorithm and expert segmented images. ...
The snake model has a myriad of applications in medical image segmentation such as breast tumor, u ltrasound images, breast lesion and liver cirrhosis segmentation. ...
doi:10.5815/ijisa.2017.01.03
fatcat:gpis3odv7rf5zcoysuv7vsaldq
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