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ArticleQuantitative imaging in medicine and surgery2022

A medical image enhancement based on generalized class of fractional partial differential equations.

Rabha W Ibrahim, Hamid A Jalab, Faten Khalid Karim, Eatedal Alabdulkreem, Mohamad Nizam Ayub

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Rabha W Ibrahim *Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE: 94086547), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Hamid A Jalab *Department of Computer System and Technology, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Faten Khalid KarimDepartment of Computer Science, College of Computer and Information Sciences, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Eatedal AlabdulkreemDepartment of Computer Science, College of Computer and Information Sciences, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohamad Nizam AyubDepartment of Computer System and Technology, Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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backgroundThe interest in using fractional calculus operators has grown in the field of image processing. Image enhancement is one of image processing tools that aims to improve the details of an image. The enhancement of medical images is a challenging task due to the unforeseeable variation in the quality of the captured images.

methodsIn this study, we present a mathematical model based on the class of fractional partial differential equations (FPDEs). The class is formulated by the proportional-Caputo hybrid operator (PCHO). Moreover, some properties of the geometric functions in the unit disk are applied to determine the upper bound solutions for this class of FPDEs. The upper bound solution is indicated in the relations of the general hypergeometric functions. The main advantage of FPDE lies in its capability to enhance the low contrast intensities through the proposed fractional enhanced operator.

resultsThe proposed image enhancement algorithm is tested against brain and lungs computed tomography (CT) scans datasets of different qualities to show that it is robust and can withstand dramatic variations in quality. The quantitative results of Brisque, Piqe, SSEQ, and SAMGVG were 40.93%, 41.13%, 66.09%, and 31.04%, respectively for brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images and 39.07, 41.33, 30.97, and 159.24 respectively for the CT lungs images. The comparative results show that the proposed image enhancement model achieves the best image quality assessments.

conclusionsOverall, this model significantly improves the details of the given datasets, and could potentially help the medical staff during the diagnosis process.

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analytic functiondifferential operatorFractional calculusimage enhancementimage processingmedical imagesunivalent function

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PMID34993069
PMCPMC8666779

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