scholarly journals 3D Shape-Weighted Level Set Method for Breast MRI 3D Tumor Segmentation

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Chuin-Mu Wang ◽  
Chieh-Ling Huang ◽  
Sheng-Chih Yang
Keyword(s):  
Image Segmentation ◽  
Level Set Method ◽  
Level Set ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Breast Mri ◽  
Medical Image Segmentation ◽  
Tumor Segmentation ◽  
3D Segmentation ◽  
3D Shape ◽  
Segmentation Methods

Three-dimensional (3D) medical image segmentation is used to segment the target (a lesion or an organ) in 3D medical images. Through this process, 3D target information is obtained; hence, this technology is an important auxiliary tool for medical diagnosis. Although some methods have proved to be successful for two-dimensional (2D) image segmentation, their direct use in the 3D case has been unsatisfactory. To obtain more precise tumor segmentation results from 3D MR images, in this paper, we propose a method known as the 3D shape-weighted level set method (3D-SLSM). The proposed method first converts the LSM, which is superior with respect to 2D image segmentation, into a 3D algorithm that is suitable for overall calculations in 3D image models, and which improves the efficiency and accuracy of calculations. A 3D shape-weighted value is then added for each 3D-SLSM iterative process according to the changes in volume. Besides increasing the convergence rate and eliminating background noise, this shape-weighted value also brings the segmented contour closer to the actual tumor margins. To perform a quantitative analysis of 3D-SLSM and to examine its feasibility in clinical applications, we have divided our experiments into computer-simulated sequence images and actual breast MRI cases. Subsequently, we simultaneously compared various existing 3D segmentation methods. The experimental results demonstrated that 3D-SLSM exhibited precise segmentation results for both types of experimental images. In addition, 3D-SLSM showed better results for quantitative data compared with existing 3D segmentation methods.

Medical Image Segmentation and Reconstruction Based on Bayesian Level Set Method and Marching Cubes Algorithm

2011 ◽  
Vol 110-116 ◽  
pp. 4832-4836
Author(s):  
Yao Tien Chen
Keyword(s):  
Level Set Method ◽  
Surface Reconstruction ◽  
Level Set ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Medical Image Segmentation ◽  
Tumor Segmentation ◽  
Marching Cubes ◽  
Appropriate Treatment ◽  
Marching Cubes Algorithm

We propose an approach, integrating Bayesian level set method with modified marching cubes algorithm for brain tissue and tumor segmentation and surface reconstruction. First, we extend the level set method based on the Bayesian risk to three-dimensional segmentation. Then, the three-dimensional Bayesian level set method is used to segment solid three-dimensional targets (e.g., tissue, whole brain, or tumor) from serial slice of medical images. Finally, the modified marching cubes algorithm is used to continuously reconstruct the surface of targets. Since each step can definitely obtain an appropriate treatment by statistical tests, the tissue and tumor segmentation and surface reconstruction are expected to be satisfied.

scholarly journals A Novel Brain Image Segmentation Method Using an Improved 3D U-Net Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Zhuqing Yang
Keyword(s):  
Image Segmentation ◽  
Medical Image ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Medical Image Segmentation ◽  
Tumor Segmentation ◽  
Segmentation Method ◽  
Brain Tumor Segmentation ◽  
Segmentation Methods ◽  
Three Dimensional Segmentation

Medical image segmentation (IS) is a research field in image processing. Deep learning methods are used to automatically segment organs, tissues, or tumor regions in medical images, which can assist doctors in diagnosing diseases. Since most IS models based on convolutional neural network (CNN) are two-dimensional models, they are not suitable for three-dimensional medical imaging. On the contrary, the three-dimensional segmentation model has problems such as complex network structure and large amount of calculation. Therefore, this study introduces the self-excited compressed dilated convolution (SECDC) module on the basis of the 3D U-Net network and proposes an improved 3D U-Net network model. In the SECDC module, the calculation amount of the model can be reduced by 1 × 1 × 1 convolution. Combining normal convolution and cavity convolution with an expansion rate of 2 can dig out the multiview features of the image. At the same time, the 3D squeeze-and-excitation (3D-SE) module can realize automatic learning of the importance of each layer. The experimental results on the BraTS2019 dataset show that the Dice coefficient and other indicators obtained by the model used in this paper indicate that the overall tumor can reach 0.87, the tumor core can reach 0.84, and the most difficult to segment enhanced tumor can reach 0.80. From the evaluation indicators, it can be analyzed that the improved 3D U-Net model used can greatly reduce the amount of data while achieving better segmentation results, and the model has better robustness. This model can meet the clinical needs of brain tumor segmentation methods.

scholarly journals Combining interpolation and 3D level set method (I+3DLSM) for medical image segmentation

2016 ◽  
Vol 52 (8) ◽  
pp. 592-594 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Doshi ◽  
G. Di Caterina ◽  
J. Soraghan ◽  
L. Petropoulakis ◽  
D. Grose ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Image Segmentation ◽  
Level Set Method ◽  
Level Set ◽  
Medical Image ◽  
Medical Image Segmentation

Correntropy-based level set method for medical image segmentation and bias correction

2017 ◽  
Vol 234 ◽  
pp. 216-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanping Zhou ◽  
Jinjun Wang ◽  
Mengmeng Zhang ◽  
Qing Cai ◽  
Yihong Gong
Keyword(s):  
Image Segmentation ◽  
Level Set Method ◽  
Level Set ◽  
Bias Correction ◽  
Medical Image ◽  
Medical Image Segmentation

Two-Step Modified Nash Equilibrium Method for Medical Image Segmentation Based on an Improved C-V Model

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 1826-1834
Author(s):  
Tian Chi Zhang ◽  
Jian Pei Zhang ◽  
Jing Zhang ◽  
Melvyn L. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Image Segmentation ◽  
Nash Equilibrium ◽  
Level Set ◽  
Medical Images ◽  
Medical Image Segmentation ◽  
Clustering Problem ◽  
Object Contour ◽  
Segmentation Methods ◽  
Maximum Similarity ◽  
Segmentation Problem

One of the most established region-based segmentation methods is the region based C-V model. This method formulates the image segmentation problem as a level set or improved level set clustering problem. However, the existing level set C-V model fails to perform well in the presence of noisy and incomplete data or when there is similarity between the objects and background, especially for clustering or segmentation tasks in medical images where objects appear vague and poorly contrasted in greyscale. In this paper, we modify the level set C-V model using a two-step modified Nash equilibrium approach. Firstly, a standard deviation using an entropy payoff approach is employed and secondly a two-step similarity clustering based approach is applied to the modified Nash equilibrium. One represents a maximum similarity within the clustered regions and the other the minimum similarity between the clusters. Finally, an improved C-V model based on a two-step modified Nash equilibrium is proposed to smooth the object contour during the image segmentation. Experiments demonstrate that the proposed method has good performance for segmenting noisy and poorly contrasting regions within medical images.

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