An Overview of Segmentation Algorithms for the Analysis of Anomalies on Medical Images

Human disease identification from the scanned body parts helps medical practitioners make the right decision in lesser time. Image segmentation plays a vital role in automated diagnosis for the delineation of anatomical organs and anomalies. There are many variants of segmentation algorithms used by...

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Main Authors: Kumar Subbiahpillai Neelakantapillai, Fred Alfred Lenin, Varghese Paul Sebastin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter 2018-06-01
Series:Journal of Intelligent Systems
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/jisys-2017-0629
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Summary:Human disease identification from the scanned body parts helps medical practitioners make the right decision in lesser time. Image segmentation plays a vital role in automated diagnosis for the delineation of anatomical organs and anomalies. There are many variants of segmentation algorithms used by current researchers, whereas there is no universal algorithm for all medical images. This paper classifies some of the widely used medical image segmentation algorithms based on their evolution, and the features of each generation are also discussed. The comparative analysis of segmentation algorithms is done based on characteristics like spatial consideration, region continuity, computation complexity, selection of parameters, noise immunity, accuracy, and computation time. Finally, in this work, some of the typical segmentation algorithms are implemented on real-time datasets using Matlab 2010 software, and the outcome of this work will be an aid for the researchers in medical image processing.
ISSN:0334-1860
2191-026X