Abstract
Segmentation is a difficult and challenging
problem in the magnetic resonance images, and it
considered as important in computer vision and artificial
intelligence. Many researchers have applied various
techniques however fuzzy c-means (FCM) based
algorithms is more effective compared to other methods.
In this paper, we present a novel FCM algorithm for
weighted bias (also called intensity in-homogeneities)
estimation and segmentation of MRI. Normally, the
intensity inhomogeneities are attributed to imperfections
in the radio-frequency coils or to the problems associated
with the image acquisition. Our algorithm is formulated
by modifying the objective function of the standard FCM
and it has the advantage that it can be applied at an early
stage in an automated data analysis. Further this paper
proposes a center knowledge method in order to reduce
the running time of proposed algorithm. The proposed
method can deal with the intensity in-homogeneities and
image noise effectively. We have compared our results
with other reported methods. The results using real MRI
data show that our method provides better results
compared to standard FCM based algorithms and other
modified FCM-based techniques.
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