Medical image segmentation using Fuzzy C-mean (FCM), learning vector quantization (LVQ) and user interaction

Communications in Computer and Information Science

Volumn 15, Issue , 2008, Pages 177-184

  Balafar, M A ^a   Ramli, Abd Rahman ^a   Saripan, M Iqbal ^a   Mahmud, Rozi ^a   Mashohor, Syamsiah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Learning vector quantization (LVQ); Medical image segmentation; User interaction

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; INTELLIGENT COMPUTING; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; MEDICAL IMAGING; SEMANTICS; VECTOR QUANTIZATION; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

FUZZY C MEAN; LEARNING VECTOR QUANTIZATION; LOW CONTRAST; SEGMENTATION OF MEDICAL IMAGES; STATIONARY WAVELET TRANSFORMS; SUB-CLUSTERS; TARGET CLASS; USER INTERACTION;

MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING;

EID: 84992413774     PISSN: 18650929     EISSN: 18650937     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-85930-7_24     Document Type: Conference Paper

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