TY - GEN
T1 - Evolving fuzzy image segmentation
AU - Othman, Ahmed A.
AU - Tizhoosh, Hamid R.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Image segmentation is the process of assigning a label to every pixel in an image such that pixels with the same label are connected and meaningful, and share certain visual characteristics. Pixels in a region are similar with respect to some features or property, such as color, intensity, or texture. Adjacent regions may be significantly different with respect to the same characteristics. Therefore, it is difficult for a static (non-learning) segmentation technique to accurately segment different images with different characteristics. In this paper, an evolving fuzzy system is used to segment medical images. The system uses some training images to build an initial fuzzy system which then evolves online as new images are encountered. Each new image is segmented using the evolved fuzzy system and may contribute to updating the system. This process provides better segmentation results for new images compared to static paradigms. The average of segmentation accuracy for test images is calculated by comparing every segmented image with its gold standard image prepared manually by an expert.
AB - Image segmentation is the process of assigning a label to every pixel in an image such that pixels with the same label are connected and meaningful, and share certain visual characteristics. Pixels in a region are similar with respect to some features or property, such as color, intensity, or texture. Adjacent regions may be significantly different with respect to the same characteristics. Therefore, it is difficult for a static (non-learning) segmentation technique to accurately segment different images with different characteristics. In this paper, an evolving fuzzy system is used to segment medical images. The system uses some training images to build an initial fuzzy system which then evolves online as new images are encountered. Each new image is segmented using the evolved fuzzy system and may contribute to updating the system. This process provides better segmentation results for new images compared to static paradigms. The average of segmentation accuracy for test images is calculated by comparing every segmented image with its gold standard image prepared manually by an expert.
KW - Evolving fuzzy systems
KW - Image segmentation
KW - SIFT
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U2 - 10.1109/FUZZY.2011.6007601
DO - 10.1109/FUZZY.2011.6007601
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:80053065118
SN - 9781424473175
T3 - IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems
SP - 1603
EP - 1609
BT - FUZZ 2011 - 2011 IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems - Proceedings
T2 - 2011 IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems, FUZZ 2011
Y2 - 27 June 2011 through 30 June 2011
ER -