Challenges in Brain Magnetic Resonance Image Segmentation

Authors

  • Roya Babaie Aghdam Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Information Technology
  • Atieh Sadat Bayat Ghiasi Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Information Technology
  • Parastoo Fatemi Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Information Technology
  • Nazanin Sadat Hashemi Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Information Technology

Keywords:

Image segmentation, classification, brain imaging, MRI.

Abstract

Over the past several decades, the application of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been rapidly expanding in the areas of brain research studies and clinical diagnosis. One of the most important steps in brain MRI data preparation is the removal of unwanted brain regions, which is followed by segmentation of the brain into three main regions – white matter (WM), grey matter (GM) and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) – or into subregions. In brain MRI analysis, image segmentation is commonly used for measuring and visualizing the brain’s anatomical structures, analyzing brain changes, delineating pathological regions, and surgical planning and image-guided interventions. Brain segmentation allows clinicians and researchers to concentrate on a specific region in the brain in their analyses. However, brain segmentation is a difficult task due to high similarities and correlations of image intensity among brain regions. In this review, image segmentation algorithms used for dividing the brain into different sectors were discussed in detail. The potential for using the fuzzy c-means (FCM) unsupervised clustering algorithm and certain hybrid (combined) methods to segment brain MR images was demonstrated. Additionally, certain validation techniques that are required to demonstrate the performance of segmentation methods in terms of accuracy rates were described. 

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2017-01-15

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Aghdam, R. B., Ghiasi, A. S. B., Fatemi, P., & Hashemi, N. S. (2017). Challenges in Brain Magnetic Resonance Image Segmentation. American Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences, 27(1), 122–138. Retrieved from https://asrjetsjournal.org/index.php/American_Scientific_Journal/article/view/2571

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