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ArticleExpert systems with applications2021

SUFMACS: A machine learning-based robust image segmentation framework for COVID-19 radiological image interpretation.

Shouvik Chakraborty, Kalyani Mali

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  3. An Unsupervised Fuzzy Clustering Approach for Early Screening of COVID-19 From Radiological Images.IEEE transactions on fuzzy systems : a publication of the IEEE Neural Networks Council · 2022
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Shouvik ChakrabortyDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Kalyani, India.
Kalyani MaliDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Kalyani, India.

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Abstract

The absence of dedicated vaccines or drugs makes the COVID-19 a global pandemic, and early diagnosis can be an effective prevention mechanism. RT-PCR test is considered as one of the gold standards worldwide to confirm the presence of COVID-19 infection reliably. Radiological images can also be used for the same purpose to some extent. Easy and no contact acquisition of the radiological images makes it a suitable alternative and this work can help to locate and interpret some prominent features for the screening purpose. One major challenge of this domain is the absence of appropriately annotated ground truth data. Motivated from this, a novel unsupervised machine learning-based method called SUFMACS (SUperpixel based Fuzzy Memetic Advanced Cuckoo Search) is proposed to efficiently interpret and segment the COVID-19 radiological images. This approach adapts the superpixel approach to reduce a large amount of spatial information. The original cuckoo search approach is modified and the Luus-Jaakola heuristic method is incorporated with McCulloch's approach. This modified cuckoo search approach is used to optimize the fuzzy modified objective function. This objective function exploits the advantages of the superpixel. Both CT scan and X-ray images are investigated in detail. Both qualitative and quantitative outcomes are quite promising and prove the efficiency and the real-life applicability of the proposed approach.

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ClusteringCOVID-19Image segmentationMachine learningRadiological image interpretationSUFMACS

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PMID33897121
PMCPMC8055948

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