Fitness adaptive deer hunting-based region growing and recurrent neural network for melanoma skin cancer detection

This proposal aims to enhance the accuracy of a dermoscopic skin cancer diagnosis with the aid of novel deep learning architecture. The proposed skin cancer detection model involves four main steps: (a) preprocessing, (b) segmentation, (c) feature extraction, and (d) classification. The dermoscopic images initially subjected to a preprocessing step that includes image enhancement and hair removal. After preprocessing, the segmentation of lesion is deployed by an optimized region growing algorithm. In the feature extraction phase, local features, color morphology features, and morphological transformation-based features are extracted. Moreover, the classification phase uses a modified deep learning algorithm by merging the optimization concept into recurrent neural network (RNN). As the main contribution, the region growing and RNN improved by the modified deer hunting optimization algorithm (DHOA) termed as Fitness Adaptive DHOA (FA-DHOA). Finally, the analysis has been performed to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method.     

基于图像处理的药片包装视觉检测系统滤波算法

目的为了有效滤除药片包装视觉检测系统中的噪声,提升图像清晰度,保证后期图像分割、边缘处理顺利进行。方法针对药片视觉检测图像中存在大量不确定噪声,提出一种自适应模糊神经网络的图像滤波算法。在模糊神经网络结构中引入一个鲁棒性较强的隶属函数,并通过梯度下降法对模糊神经网络中的参数进行优化训练,利用优化后的网络结构对被噪声污染的图像进行滤波处理。结果仿真结果表明,该算法能够在保留较完整的图像边缘和重要细节的前提下,有效滤除药片中的噪声。结论该滤波算法有效提高了药片图像的清晰度,对于后期药片图像分割以及边缘化处理具有重要意义。     

Robust brain MRI denoising and segmentation using enhanced non‐local means algorithm

Image denoising is an integral component of many practical medical systems. Non‐local means (NLM) is an effective method for image denoising which exploits the inherent structural redundancy present in images. Improved adaptive non‐local means (IANLM) is an improved variant of classical NLM based on a robust threshold criterion. In this paper, we have proposed an enhanced non‐local means (ENLM) algorithm, for application to brain MRI, by introducing several extensions to the IANLM algorithm. First, a Rician bias correction method is applied for adapting the IANLM algorithm to Rician noise in MR images. Second, a selective median filtering procedure based on fuzzy c‐means algorithm is proposed as a postprocessing step, in order to further improve the quality of IANLM‐filtered image. Third, different parameters of the proposed ENLM algorithm are optimized for application to brain MR images. Different variants of the proposed algorithm have been presented in order to investigate the influence of the proposed modifications. The proposed variants have been validated on both T1‐weighted (T1‐w) and T2‐weighted (T2‐w) simulated and real brain MRI. Compared with other denoising methods, superior quantitative and qualitative denoising results have been obtained for the proposed algorithm. Additionally, the proposed algorithm has been applied to T2‐weighted brain MRI with multiple sclerosis lesion to show its superior capability of preserving pathologically significant information. Finally, impact of the proposed algorithm has been tested on segmentation of brain MRI. Quantitative and qualitative segmentation results verify that the proposed algorithm based segmentation is better compared with segmentation produced by other contemporary techniques.     

An Improved Jellyfish Algorithm for Multilevel Thresholding of Magnetic Resonance Brain Image Segmentations

Image segmentation is vital when analyzing medical images, especially magnetic resonance (MR) images of the brain. Recently, several image segmentation techniques based on multilevel thresholding have been proposed for medical image segmentation; however, the algorithms become trapped in local minima and have low convergence speeds, particularly as the number of threshold levels increases. Consequently, in this paper, we develop a new multilevel thresholding image segmentation technique based on the jellyfish search algorithm (JSA) (an optimizer). We modify the JSA to prevent descents into local minima, and we accelerate convergence toward optimal solutions. The improvement is achieved by applying two novel strategies: Ranking-based updating and an adaptive method. Ranking-based updating is used to replace undesirable solutions with other solutions generated by a novel updating scheme that improves the qualities of the removed solutions. We develop a new adaptive strategy to exploit the ability of the JSA to find a best-so-far solution; we allow a small amount of exploration to avoid descents into local minima. The two strategies are integrated with the JSA to produce an improved JSA (IJSA) that optimally thresholds brain MR images. To compare the performances of the IJSA and JSA, seven brain MR images were segmented at threshold levels of 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 15, 20, 25, and 30. IJSA was compared with several other recent image segmentation algorithms, including the improved and standard marine predator algorithms, the modified salp and standard salp swarm algorithms, the equilibrium optimizer, and the standard JSA in terms of fitness, the Structured Similarity Index Metric (SSIM), the peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR), the standard deviation (SD), and the Features Similarity Index Metric (FSIM). The experimental outcomes and the Wilcoxon rank-sum test demonstrate the superiority of the proposed algorithm in terms of the FSIM, the PSNR, the objective values, and the SD; in terms of the SSIM, IJSA was competitive with the others.     

一种实用的指针式仪表读数识别方法

针对指针式仪表的判读和计量校准,本文提出了一种新颖实用的基于数字图像处理技术的读数识别方法.首先对图像进行预处理,包括图像分割、图像滤波及膨胀细化等步骤,其中采用了一种改进的自适应中值滤波方法来改善图像效果;然后用改进的、双阈值的霍夫变换提取出图像特征信息,创新性地利用仪表表盘刻度与角度的线性关系得到指针读数,并且对于...     

改进的模糊阈值图像分割方法

提出了一种自适应的模糊阈值图像分割方法,通过预分割和直方图信息相结合的方法,解决了传统的模糊闽值图像分割法难以自动获取窗宽的困难;并针对模糊闽值图像分割方法不能适用于直方图呈单峰分布的图像的缺陷,提出了一个新的平滑迭代公式。该平滑迭代公式利用像素点的邻域信息使图像增强,再使用自适应的模糊阈值图像分割方法进行分割,可以拓宽模糊阈值图像分割方法的适用范围。实验结果表明,使用该方法的目标分割正确率达97.3％,显示了较高的分割精度和较强的鲁棒性。     

A new approach to simulate characterization of particulate matter employing support vector machines

This paper, for the first time, applies the support vector machines (SVMs) paradigm to identify the optimal segmentation algorithm for physical characterization of particulate matter. Size of the particles is an essential component of physical characterization as larger particles get filtered through nose and throat while smaller particles have detrimental effect on human health. Typical particulate characterization processes involve image reading, preprocessing, segmentation, feature extraction, and representation. Of these various steps, knowledge based selection of optimal image segmentation algorithm (from existing segmentation algorithms) is the key for accurately analyzing the captured images of fine particulate matter. Motivated by the emerging machine-learning concepts, we present a new framework for automating the selection of optimal image segmentation algorithm employing SVMs trained and validated with image feature data. Results show that the SVM method accurately predicts the best segmentation algorithm. As well, an image processing algorithm based on Sobel edge detection is developed and illustrated.     

Brightness preserving optimized weighted bi-histogram equalization algorithm and its application to MR brain image segmentation

Medical image segmentation is crucial for neuroscience research and computer-aided diagnosis. However, intensity inhomogeneity and existence of noise in magnetic resonance images lead to incorrect segmentation. In this article, an effective method called enhanced fuzzy level set algorithm is presented to segment the white matter, gray matter, and cerebrospinal fluid automatically in contrast-enhanced brain images. In this method, first, exposure threshold is computed to divide the input histogram into two sub-histograms of different gray levels. The input histogram is clipped using a mean gray level to control the excessive enhancement rate. Then, these two sub-histograms are modified and equalized independently to get a better contrast enhanced image. Finally, an enhanced fuzzy level set algorithm is employed to facilitate image segmentation. The extensive experimental results proved the outstanding performance of the proposed algorithm compared with other existing methods. The results conform its effectiveness for MR brain image segmentation.     

Fuzzy entropy‐based MR brain image segmentation using modified particle swarm optimization

This article presents an image segmentation technique based on fuzzy entropy, which is applied to magnetic resonance (MR) brain images in order to detect brain tumors. The proposed method performs image segmentation based on adaptive thresholding of the input MR images. The image is classified into two membership functions (MFs) of the fuzzy region: Z‐function and S‐function. The optimal parameters of these fuzzy MFs are obtained using modified particle swarm optimization (MPSO) algorithm. The objective function for obtaining the optimal fuzzy MF parameters is considered to be the maximum fuzzy entropy. Through a number of examples, The performance is compared with existing entropy based object segmentation approaches and the superiority of the proposed method is demonstrated. The experimental results are compared with the exhaustive search method and Otsu's segmentation technique. The result shows the proposed fuzzy entropy‐based segmentation method optimized using MPSO achieves maximum entropy with proper segmentation of infected areas and with minimum computational time. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Imaging Syst Technol, 23, 281–288, 2013     

实际边缘轮廓下的螺栓综合尺寸质量检测

为了检测螺栓的尺寸质量,提出一种基于实际边缘轮廓的螺栓综合尺寸质量检测算法.该算法首先根据螺栓图纸公差要求,设计螺栓综合尺寸公差带图作为模板图;然后对螺栓图像进行预处理,包括三段线性灰度增强、中值滤波和最大类间方差法等;进一步将螺栓图像旋转为水平位姿并进行canny边缘检测,将螺栓图像和模板图裁剪,得到具有相同位姿、尺...     

Automated Deep Learning Based Melanoma Detection and Classification Using Biomedical Dermoscopic Images

Melanoma remains a serious illness which is a common form of skin cancer. Since the earlier detection of melanoma reduces the mortality rate, it is essential to design reliable and automated disease diagnosis model using dermoscopic images. The recent advances in deep learning (DL) models find useful to examine the medical image and make proper decisions. In this study, an automated deep learning based melanoma detection and classification (ADL-MDC) model is presented. The goal of the ADL-MDC technique is to examine the dermoscopic images to determine the existence of melanoma. The ADL-MDC technique performs contrast enhancement and data augmentation at the initial stage. Besides, the k-means clustering technique is applied for the image segmentation process. In addition, Adagrad optimizer based Capsule Network (CapsNet) model is derived for effective feature extraction process. Lastly, crow search optimization (CSO) algorithm with sparse autoencoder (SAE) model is utilized for the melanoma classification process. The exploitation of the Adagrad and CSO algorithm helps to properly accomplish improved performance. A wide range of simulation analyses is carried out on benchmark datasets and the results are inspected under several aspects. The simulation results reported the enhanced performance of the ADL-MDC technique over the recent approaches.     

Development of morphological technique for segmentation of anatomical objects in abdominal MRI

Abstract

In this paper, a morphological technique for the segmentation of abdominal organs in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images is proposed based on watershed segmentation. New morphological based preprocessing and post-processing techniques are developed to reduce oversegmentation by means of removing and merging spurious segments. The preprocessing aims at removing trivial regions as well as background noise by combining thresholding, morphological smoothing, Gaussian smoothing and morphological edge detection. To obtain a more concise region representation, the watershed segmented image is post-processed, where a region adjacency list is built for the region merging process that produces the final segments. To control the merging process, a similarity function is defined, whence the most similar neighbouring regions are merged. The proposed technique produces effective and significant results in successfully segmenting various anatomical objects in axial MRI images of the abdomen, as it is shown in this paper.     

Optimized contrast enhancement for tumor detection

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a real assistant for doctors. It provides rich information about anatomy of human body for precise diagnosis of a diseases or disorder. But it is quite challenging to extract relevant information from low contrast and poor quality MRI images. Poor visual interpretation is a hindrance in correct diagnosis of a disease. This creates a strong need for contrast enhancement of MRI images. Study of existing literature shows that conventional techniques focus on intensity histogram equalization. These techniques face the problems of over enhancement, noise and unwanted artifacts. Moreover, these are incapable to yield the maximum entropy and brightness preservation. Thus ineffective in diagnosis of a defect/disease such as tumor. This motivates the authors to propose the contrast enhancement model namely optimized double threshold weighted constrained histogram equalization. The model is a pipelined approach that incorporates Otsu's double threshold method, particle swarm optimized weighted constrained model, histogram equalization, adaptive gamma correction, and Wiener filtering. This algorithm preserves all essential information recorded in an image by automatically selecting an appropriate value of threshold for image segmentation. The proposed model is effective in detecting tumor from enhanced MRI images.     

Illumination normalized based technique for retinal blood vessel segmentation

The Retinal image carries important information about the health of the sensory part of the visual system. In this paper, a new approach is suggested by utilizing the homomorphic filter integrated with Contrast limited adaptive histogram equalization (CLAHE) method for the illumination normalization and contrast enhancement of the retinal images. Then segmentation is done through several steps by using the existing methods such as morphological filtering, a second derivative operator that is followed by a final morphological filtering stage and hysteresis thresholding. The suggested method is verified on DRIVE and CHASE‐DB1 databases and has average accuracy of 72.03% and 64.54%, accordingly. The obtained results demonstrate that the proposed approaches achieve higher accuracy than the traditional method. The suggested approach not only contributes to the successful result, but also minimizes the computing time.     

A new images segmentation method based on modified particle swarm optimization algorithm

The partitioning of an image into several constituent components is called image segmentation. Many approaches have been developed; one of them is the particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithm, which is widely used. PSO algorithm is one of the most recent stochastic optimization strategies. In this article, a new efficient technique for the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) brain images segmentation thematic based on PSO is proposed. The proposed algorithm presents an improved variant of PSO, which is particularly designed for optimal segmentation and it is called modified particle swarm optimization. The fitness function is used to evaluate all the particle swarm in order to arrange them in a descending order. The algorithm is evaluated by performance measures such as run time execution and the quality of the image after segmentation. The performance of the segmentation process is demonstrated by using a defined set of benchmark images and compared against conventional PSO, genetic algorithm, and PSO with Mahalanobis distance based segmentation methods. Then we applied our method on MRI brain image to determinate normal and pathological tissues. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Imaging Syst Technol, 23, 265–271, 2013     

Automated Quality Characterization for Composites Using Hybrid Ultrasonic Imaging Techniques

An enhanced technique using image processing has been developed for automated ultrasonic inspection of composite materials, such as glass/carbon-fibre-reinforced polymer (GFRP or CFRP), to ascertain their structural healthiness. The proposed technique is capable of identifying the abnormality features buried in the composite by image filtering and segmentation applied to ultrasonic C-Scan images. This work presents results performed on two composite samples with simulated delamination defects. A local gating scheme is applied to raw A-Scan data for improved contrast between defective and healthy regions in the produced C-Scan image. In this test campaign, different filtering and thresholding algorithms are evaluated and compared in terms of their effectiveness on defect identification. The accuracies of less than 3 mm and 1.11 mm were attained for the defect size and depth, respectively. The results demonstrates the applicability of the proposed technique for accurate defect localization and characterization of composite materials.     

CANFIS based glioma brain tumor classification and retrieval system for tumor diagnosis

Brain tumor classification and retrieval system plays an important role in medical field. In this paper, an efficient Glioma Brain Tumor detection and its retrieval system is proposed. The proposed methodology consists of two modules as classification and retrieval. The classification modules are designed using preprocessing, feature extraction and tumor detection techniques using Co‐Active Adaptive Neuro Fuzzy Inference System (CANFIS) classifier. The image enhancement can be achieved using Heuristic histogram equalization technique as preprocessing and further texture features as Local Ternary Pattern (LTP) features and Grey Level Co‐occurrence Matrix (GLCM) features are extracted from the enhanced image. These features are used to classify the brain image into normal and abnormal using CANFIS classifier. The tumor region in abnormal brain image is segmented using normalized graph cut segmentation algorithm. The retrieval module is used to retrieve the similar segmented tumor regions from the dataset for diagnosing the tumor region using Euclidean algorithm. The proposed Glioma Brain tumor classification methodology achieves 97.28% sensitivity, 98.16% specificity and 99.14% accuracy. The proposed retrieval system achieves 97.29% precision and 98.16% recall rate with respect to ground truth images.     

基于数学形态学的印品质量在线检测研究

数学形态学以图像形态特征为研究对象,其图像处理算法主要有膨胀运算、腐蚀运算、开运算及闭运算,其应用于图像预处理的方式主要有图像增强、图像分割及噪声滤除等。国内外对数学形态学在印品质量在线检测中的应用进行了广泛而深入的研究,并研制出各种新型自动化印品质量检测设备。印品质量在线检测未来的研究方向主要为:在线检测运动图像采集标准的确立,灰度图像算法在彩色图像处理中的应用,颜色缺陷的分类,图像预处理计算量的减少及实时性的提高等。     

基于Retinex和同态滤波的X射线电池图像增强算法

针对工业X射线电池图像对比度低、视觉效果不好、不同区域处理效果差异大等问题,提出一种基于多尺度Retinex和同态滤波的X射线电池图像增强算法.首先利用多尺度Retinex算法中的高斯滤波对照射分量估计,从而得到反射分量.用改进的直方图均衡化方法来处理照射分量,采用改进的巴特沃斯高通滤波器对反射分量的局部细节增强.接着...     

噪声概率快速估计的自适应椒盐噪声消除算法

提出一种可识别噪声概率自动调节滤波窗口的自适应椒盐噪声消除算法。对非理想椒盐噪声污染图像随机区域进行变窗口中值滤波,将结果与滤波前比对获得噪声点数,滤波区域即按此点数排序。然后取每种滤波窗口下的中间三组数据,该数据平均加权获取图像噪声概率初估计,对初估计平均加权即得图像噪声概率。滤波前首先采用阈值法排除明显噪声点,剩余像素中再以离窗口中心像素距离平方的倒数为权值估计中心像素。最后由噪声概率按照T-S模糊规则对不同模型的输出估计值进行融合。实验证明,与传统中值滤波等算法相比,该算法具有噪声自动估计和自适应窗口调节能力,滤波后标准均方差可减少20%以上,速度可提高一倍多。