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ArticleInternational journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery2017

An automatic segmentation method of a parameter-adaptive PCNN for medical images.

Jing Lian, Bin Shi, Mingcong Li, Ziwei Nan, Yide Ma

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Article in International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Jing LianSchool of Information Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China.
Bin ShiEquipment Management Department, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China.
Mingcong LiBiology Department, Lanhua No.1 High School, Lanzhou, 730060, Gansu, China.
Ziwei NanSchool of Electronic and Information Engineering, Lanzhou Jiaotong University, Lanzhou, 730070, Gansu, China.
Yide MaSchool of Information Science and Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, Gansu, China. 1084275957@qq.com.
Lanzhou University · CNGansu Provincial Hospital · CNLanzhou City University · CNLanzhou Jiaotong University · CN

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Foundation of Lanzhou Jiaotong University of China 2013004 & 2014005National Natural Science Foundation of China 61175012 & 61201422Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province of China 148RJZA044
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purposeSince pre-processing and initial segmentation steps in medical images directly affect the final segmentation results of the regions of interesting, an automatic segmentation method of a parameter-adaptive pulse-coupled neural network is proposed to integrate the above-mentioned two segmentation steps into one. This method has a low computational complexity for different kinds of medical images and has a high segmentation precision.

methodsThe method comprises four steps. Firstly, an optimal histogram threshold is used to determine the parameter [Formula: see text] for different kinds of images. Secondly, we acquire the parameter [Formula: see text] according to a simplified pulse-coupled neural network (SPCNN). Thirdly, we redefine the parameter V of the SPCNN model by sub-intensity distribution range of firing pixels. Fourthly, we add an offset [Formula: see text] to improve initial segmentation precision.

resultsCompared with the state-of-the-art algorithms, the new method achieves a comparable performance by the experimental results from ultrasound images of the gallbladder and gallstones, magnetic resonance images of the left ventricle, and mammogram images of the left and the right breast, presenting the overall metric UM of 0.9845, CM of 0.8142, TM of 0.0726.

conclusionThe algorithm has a great potential to achieve the pre-processing and initial segmentation steps in various medical images. This is a premise for assisting physicians to detect and diagnose clinical cases.

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AlgorithmsBreastGallbladderHeart VentriclesHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMammographyUltrasonographyImage segmentationMagnetic resonance imageMammogram imageOptimal histogram thresholdParameter-adaptive pulse-coupled neural networkUltrasound image

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