Search results for " Fuzzy C-Means clustering"

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A fully automatic approach for multimodal PET and MR image segmentation in gamma knife treatment planning

2017

The aim of this study is to combine Biological Target Volume (BTV) segmentation and Gross Target Volume (GTV) segmentation in stereotactic neurosurgery.Our goal is to enhance Clinical Target Volume (CTV) definition, including metabolic and morphologic information, for treatment planning and patient follow-up.We propose a fully automatic approach for multimodal PET and MR image segmentation. This method is based on the Random Walker (RW) and Fuzzy C-Means clustering (FCM) algorithms. A total of 19 brain metastatic tumors, undergone stereotactic neuro-radiosurgery, were retrospectively analyzed. A framework for the evaluation of multimodal PET/MRI segmentation is presented, considering volume…

Radiotherapy PlanningBrain tumorHealth Informatics02 engineering and technologyFuzzy C-means clusteringRadiosurgeryBrain tumorsMultimodal ImagingING-INF/05 - SISTEMI DI ELABORAZIONE DELLE INFORMAZIONI030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging03 medical and health sciencesComputer-Assisted0302 clinical medicineRandom walker algorithm0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringHumansMedicineSegmentationComputer visionRadiation treatment planningCluster analysisImage resolutionPET/MR imagingModality (human–computer interaction)Brain Neoplasmsbusiness.industryRadiotherapy Planning Computer-AssistedINF/01 - INFORMATICAMultimodal therapymedicine.diseaseRandom Walker algorithmMagnetic Resonance ImagingComputer Science ApplicationsBrain tumorGamma knife treatmentPositron-Emission Tomography020201 artificial intelligence & image processingMultimodal image segmentationBrain tumors; Fuzzy C-means clustering; Gamma knife treatments; Multimodal image segmentation; PET/MR imaging; Random Walker algorithm; Brain Neoplasms; Humans; Radiosurgery; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Multimodal Imaging; Positron-Emission Tomography; Radiotherapy Planning Computer-AssistedArtificial intelligencebusinessGamma knife treatmentsSoftware
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Exudates as Landmarks Identified through FCM Clustering in Retinal Images

2020

The aim of this work was to develop a method for the automatic identification of exudates, using an unsupervised clustering approach. The ability to classify each pixel as belonging to an eventual exudate, as a warning of disease, allows for the tracking of a patient&rsquo

Computer scienceDiabetic retinopathy; Exudates; Fuzzy C-means clustering; Morphological processing; Retinal landmarks; SegmentationFundus (eye)Fuzzy logiclcsh:TechnologyField (computer science)030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaginglcsh:Chemistry03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineFcm clusteringfuzzy C-means clusteringretinal landmarksGeneral Materials ScienceSegmentationSensitivity (control systems)Cluster analysisInstrumentationlcsh:QH301-705.5Fluid Flow and Transfer ProcessesSettore ING-INF/05 - Sistemi Di Elaborazione Delle InformazioniPixelSettore INF/01 - Informaticabusiness.industrylcsh:TProcess Chemistry and TechnologyexudatessegmentationGeneral EngineeringPattern recognitionlcsh:QC1-999Computer Science Applicationsdiabetic retinopathyComputingMethodologies_PATTERNRECOGNITIONlcsh:Biology (General)lcsh:QD1-999lcsh:TA1-2040Artificial intelligencebusinesslcsh:Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)030217 neurology & neurosurgerylcsh:Physicsmorphological processingApplied Sciences
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Automated prostate gland segmentation based on an unsupervised fuzzy C-means clustering technique using multispectral T1w and T2w MR imaging

2017

Prostate imaging analysis is difficult in diagnosis, therapy, and staging of prostate cancer. In clinical practice, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is increasingly used thanks to its morphologic and functional capabilities. However, manual detection and delineation of prostate gland on multispectral MRI data is currently a time-expensive and operator-dependent procedure. Efficient computer-assisted segmentation approaches are not yet able to address these issues, but rather have the potential to do so. In this paper, a novel automatic prostate MR image segmentation method based on the Fuzzy C-Means (FCM) clustering algorithm, which enables multispectral T1-weighted (T1w) and T2-weighted (T…

Computer scienceAutomated segmentation; Fuzzy C-Means clustering; Multispectral MR imaging; Prostate cancer; Prostate gland; Unsupervised machine learningMultispectral image02 engineering and technologyautomated segmentation; multispectral MR imaging; prostate gland; prostate cancer; unsupervised Machine Learning; Fuzzy C-Means clustering030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging03 medical and health sciencesProstate cancer0302 clinical medicineProstate0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringmedicineComputer visionSegmentationautomated segmentationunsupervised Machine LearningCluster analysisSettore ING-INF/05 - Sistemi Di Elaborazione Delle Informazionimedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryINF/01 - INFORMATICAMagnetic resonance imagingmedicine.diseaseprostate cancerFuzzy C-Means clusteringmultispectral MR imagingmedicine.anatomical_structureUnsupervised learning020201 artificial intelligence & image processingArtificial intelligencebusinessprostate glandInformation SystemsMultispectral segmentation
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A fully automatic 2D segmentation method for uterine fibroid in MRgFUS treatment evaluation

2015

PurposeMagnetic Resonance guided Focused UltraSound (MRgFUS) represents a non-invasive surgical approach that uses thermal ablation to treat uterine fibroids. After the MRgFUS treatment, an operator must manually segment the treated fibroid areas to evaluate the NonPerfused Volume (NPV). This manual approach is operator-dependent, introducing issues of result reproducibility, which could lead to errors in the subsequent follow-up phase. Moreover, manual segmentation is time-consuming, and can have a negative impact on the optimization of both machine-time and operator-time. MethodTo address these issues, in this paper a novel fully automatic method based on the unsupervised Fuzzy C-Means cl…

medicine.medical_specialtyDatabases FactualUterine fibroidsComputer scienceAdaptive thresholdingImage ProcessingAdaptive thresholding; Automatic segmentation; Fuzzy C-Means clustering; MRgFUS treatment; Uterine fibroids; Female; Humans; Image Processing Computer-Assisted; Leiomyoma; Radiography; Algorithms; Databases Factual; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Ultrasonography InterventionalHealth InformaticsFuzzy logicDatabasesComputer-AssistedImage Processing Computer-AssistedmedicineHumansSegmentationCluster analysisFactualUltrasonography InterventionalUltrasonographySettore ING-INF/05 - Sistemi Di Elaborazione Delle InformazioniInterventionalLeiomyomaPixelbusiness.industryPattern recognitionmedicine.diseaseMagnetic Resonance ImagingFuzzy C-Means clusteringComputer Science ApplicationsSurgeryRadiographyTreatment evaluationMRgFUS treatmentFully automaticFemaleManual segmentationArtificial intelligenceAutomatic segmentationAdaptive thresholding Automatic segmentation Fuzzy C-Means clustering MRgFUS treatment Uterine fibroidsbusinessAlgorithmsUterine fibroids
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Fully automatic multispectral MR image segmentation of prostate gland based on the fuzzy C-means clustering algorithm

2017

Prostate imaging is a very critical issue in the clinical practice, especially for diagnosis, therapy, and staging of prostate cancer. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) can provide both morphologic and complementary functional information of tumor region. Manual detection and segmentation of prostate gland and carcinoma on multispectral MRI data is not easily practicable in the clinical routine because of the long times required by experienced radiologists to analyze several types of imaging data. In this paper, a fully automatic image segmentation method, exploiting an unsupervised Fuzzy C-Means (FCM) clustering technique for multispectral T1-weighted and T2-weighted MRI data processing, is…

Computer scienceMultispectral imageFully automatic segmentation; Multispectral MR imaging; Prostate cancer; Prostate gland; Unsupervised fuzzy C-means clusteringFuzzy logic030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging03 medical and health sciencesProstate cancer0302 clinical medicineProstatemedicineSegmentationComputer visionCluster analysismedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryINF/01 - INFORMATICAMagnetic resonance imagingfully automatic segmentationImage segmentationmedicine.diseaseprostate cancermultispectral MR imagingunsupervised Fuzzy C-Means clusteringmedicine.anatomical_structureArtificial intelligencebusinessprostate gland030217 neurology & neurosurgery
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NeXt for neuro-radiosurgery: A fully automatic approach for necrosis extraction in brain tumor MRI using an unsupervised machine learning technique

2017

Stereotactic neuro-radiosurgery is a well-established therapy for intracranial diseases, especially brain metastases and highly invasive cancers that are difficult to treat with conventional surgery or radiotherapy. Nowadays, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the most used modality in radiation therapy for soft-tissue anatomical districts, allowing for an accurate gross tumor volume (GTV) segmentation. Investigating also necrotic material within the whole tumor has significant clinical value in treatment planning and cancer progression assessment. These pathological necrotic regions are generally characterized by hypoxia, which is implicated in several aspects of tumor development and gro…

medicine.medical_specialtyPathologyING-INF/06 - BIOINGEGNERIA ELETTRONICA E INFORMATICAmedicine.medical_treatmentunsupervisedFuzzy C-Means clusteringBrain tumorRadiosurgeryING-INF/05 - SISTEMI DI ELABORAZIONE DELLE INFORMAZIONI030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging03 medical and health sciencesnecrosis extraction0302 clinical medicineMagnetic resonance imagingmedicineSegmentationElectrical and Electronic EngineeringRadiation treatment planningmedicine.diagnostic_testSettore INF/01 - Informaticabusiness.industryneuro-radiosurgery treatmentsNeuro-radiosurgery treatmentbrain tumors; magnetic resonance imaging; necrosis extraction; neuro-radiosurgery treatments; unsupervisedFuzzy C-Means clustering;brain tumors; magnetic resonance imaging; necrosis extraction; neuro-radiosurgery treatments; unsupervised Fuzzy C-Means clusteringCancerINF/01 - INFORMATICAMagnetic resonance imagingmedicine.diseaseElectronic Optical and Magnetic MaterialsRadiation therapyunsupervised Fuzzy C-Means clusteringBrain tumorUnsupervised learningbrain tumorsComputer Vision and Pattern RecognitionRadiologybusiness030217 neurology & neurosurgerySoftware
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