Graphical Models and Image Processing
Multiseeded Segmentation Using Fuzzy Connectedness
IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis and Machine Intelligence
Fuzzy Logic Approach to 3D Magnetic Resonance Image Segmentation
IPMI '97 Proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Information Processing in Medical Imaging
Fuzzy-connected 3D image segmentation at interactive speeds
Graphical Models
Eigensnakes for Vessel Segmentation in Angiography
ICPR '00 Proceedings of the International Conference on Pattern Recognition - Volume 4
Vectorial scale-based fuzzy-connected image segmentation
Computer Vision and Image Understanding
Image segmentation based on fuzzy connectedness using dynamic weights
IEEE Transactions on Image Processing
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A new segmentation method using a fuzzy rule based system to segment tumors in a three-dimensional CT data was developed. To initialize the segmentation process, the user selects a region of interest (ROI) within the tumor in the first image of the CT study set. Using the ROI's spatial and intensity properties, fuzzy inputs are generated for use in the fuzzy rules inference system. With a set of predefined fuzzy rules, the system generates a defuzzified output for every pixel in terms of similarity to the object. Pixels with the highest similarity values are selected as tumor. This process is automatically repeated for every subsequent slice in the CT set without further user input, as the segmented region from the previous slice is used as the ROI for the current slice. This creates a propagation of information from the previous slices, used to segment the current slice. The membership functions used during the fuzzification and defuzzification processes are adaptive to the changes in the size and pixel intensities of the current ROI. The method is highly customizable to suit different needs of a user, requiring information from only a single two-dimensional image. Test cases success in segmenting the tumor from seven of the 10 CT datasets with