ArticleQuantitative imaging in medicine and surgery2026
Medical image encryption algorithm based on Chen's chaotic system and the Advanced Encryption Standard algorithm.
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Background: Single Chen's chaotic system or Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) cannot provide sufficient anti-attack performance when separately used for medical image encryption. This study built a hybrid encryption framework combining four-dimensional (4D) Chen hyperchaotic system, Arnold transform, logistic map and AES-256 to fix security flaws of single encryption modules and protect privacy of clinical medical imaging data. Methods: A three-stage encryption workflow driven by logistic chaotic sequences was designed: (I) the logistic map ran 4,300 iterations (initial X=0.1, μ: 3.57-4.00, step =0.0001). The 100th and 1000th sequence values were Arnold mapping parameters; the 1200th, 1500th, 1800th and 2000th outputs served as four initial states of the 4D Chen hyperchaotic system to guarantee high chaotic parameter sensitivity; (II) Arnold transform realized pixel scrambling, followed by exclusive-OR (XOR) diffusion with Chen hyperchaotic sequences to eliminate intra-image pixel correlation; (III) we extracted 256 continuous bits (positions 2050-2305) from logistic sequences as the unique AES-256 secret key, and implemented multiround block encryption under AES Electronic Codebook (ECB) mode to boost cipher randomness. Simulations were run on MATLAB R2019b with two self-generated medical phantom images: a 743×720 liver lesion phantom (46.1 kB) and a 236×180 splenic trauma phantom (24.6 kB). Results: Quantitative metrics show excellent encryption performance. For liver lesion ciphertext, number of pixels change rate (NPCR) =99.66% and unified average changing intensity (UACI) =34.73%; splenic trauma ciphertext reached NPCR =99.81% and UACI =33.55%, both above the 99.6% and 33.3% security thresholds. Ciphertext χ Conclusions: The proposed linked chaotic-AES hybrid algorithm unifies Arnold parameters, Chen hyperchaotic initial values and AES keys via logistic mapping, overcoming drawbacks of independent random module design. It achieves near-ideal randomness, ultra-low pixel correlation and strong multi-attack resistance versus standalone Chen chaos or AES. This lightweight, low-overhead scheme provides reliable end-to-end security for clinical medical image transmission and storage in smart healthcare systems.
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