This paper introduces a new medical image segmentation approach based on active contour improvement. The boundaries in brain images are detected using an original technique of active contour improved by a Region of Interest (ROI) extraction. We compare the results of the proposed model to Chane-Vese active contour model and Caselles’s et al. Geodesic active contour model. Experimental results of brain boundary localization on a national center of Oncology’s database demonstrate the promising performance of this method.
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DOI | 10.11648/j.ajsea.20170602.11 |
Page(s) | 13-17 |
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Medical Image Segmentation, Active Contours, Energy Minimization, ROI, Level Sets
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Abdelaziz Essadike, Elhoussaine Ouabida, Abdenbi Bouzid. (2017). Medical Image Segmentation by Active Contour Improvement. American Journal of Software Engineering and Applications, 6(2), 13-17. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajsea.20170602.11
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Abdelaziz Essadike; Elhoussaine Ouabida; Abdenbi Bouzid. Medical Image Segmentation by Active Contour Improvement. Am. J. Softw. Eng. Appl. 2017, 6(2), 13-17. doi: 10.11648/j.ajsea.20170602.11
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Abdelaziz Essadike, Elhoussaine Ouabida, Abdenbi Bouzid. Medical Image Segmentation by Active Contour Improvement. Am J Softw Eng Appl. 2017;6(2):13-17. doi: 10.11648/j.ajsea.20170602.11
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