A Hybrid Geometric-Statistical Deformable Model for Automated 3-D Segmentation in Brain MRI

J.Mallesh Assistant.Prof

D.Chamundeshwari 09N91D5503

CONTENTS

Abstract Block Diagram Existing method Disadvantages Proposed method Advantages What is MRI? Advantages of MRI Scan Scope of the Project Applications

ABSTRACT
This correspondence deals with the development of an automated 3-D segmentation of Brain MRI. The proposal is a model-based approach for accurate, robust, and automated tissue segmentation of brain MRI data of single as well as multiple magnetic resonance sequences. Accurate measurement of Brain tissues can provide valuable quantitative indicators of disease progression , treatment outcomes . The main goal is to introduce an automatic algorithm for robust tissue segmentation to facilitate accurate measurement of brain tissues..

BLOCK DIAGRAM
Original Image Calculate the sum & measure image Compute Box Dimensio n Image Thresholding

Segmentation
3D Segmentation

Seg 1 Seg 1

Seg 2 Seg 2

EXISTING System

Previously, to measure various tissue volumes in MRI head scans, manual WM and GM segmentations were often performed by skilled experts. SPM(Statistical Parametric modelling ) is utilized to initialize an expectation maximization (EM) segmentation framework, which has been extended to non rigid registration

Disadvantages

Those methods are extremely time consuming Manual segmentation cannot be practically and efficiently performed in situations where precise measurements on a large number of scans are required,such as in clinical trials

Proposed System

Edge-Based Deformable Model Proposed Hybrid GeometricStatistical Feature Segmentation of Brain MRI Extension to Multiple MR Sequence Data Data Preprocessing

Advantages

Its a fully automatic, highly accurate, and robust tissue segmentation technique that provides systematic quantitative analysis of tissue volumes in brain MRI is an invaluable tool in many studies of neurodegenerative diseases.
Improved segmentation accuracy and robustness were shown in results from the proposed hybrid approach against those using individual geometric or statistical features only

WHAT IS MRI?

MRI Stands for Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

MRI is a way of getting pictures of various parts of your body without the use of x-rays, unlike regular x-rays pictures and CT scans.

WORKING OF MRI:

A MRI scanner consists of a large and very strong magnet in which the patient lies. A radio wave antenna is used to send signals to the body and then receive signals back. These returning signals are converted into pictures by a computer attached to the scanner. Pictures of almost any part of your body can be obtained at almost any particular angle.

ADVANTAGES OF A MRI SCAN

MRI scanners are good at looking at the non-bony parts or "soft tissues" of the body. In particular, the brain, spinal cord and nerves are seen much more clearly with MRI than with regular x-rays and CT scans. Also, muscles, ligaments and tendons are seen quite well so that MRI scans are commonly used to look at knees and shoulders following injuries. A MRI scanner uses no x-rays or other radiation.

MODULE SEPARATION

MODULE1 : Edge based deformable model MODULE2: Proposed hybrid geometric statistical feature MODULE3: Segmentation of brain MRI

SLICED INPUT

Coronal Slice

MODULE 1
Edge Based Deformable Model: The geodesic active contour model is utilized rather than the region-based formulation due to its computation soundness and extendibility. The geodesic model delineates region boundaries by describing the evolution of a curve or surface C from an initial position C0 as finding the minima of the Riemannian curve distance

Edge-Based Deformable Model

The minima of the Riemannian curve distance

MODULE 2
Proposed Hybrid GeometricStatistical Feature:

The minimization of the active contour is

HYBRID GEOMETRICSTATISTICAL FEATURE

It transforms the feature function in the traditional geodesic active contour formulation into a hybrid feature function by incorporating geometric image features with voxel statistics to help automate and regularize the evolving contours.

Segmentation of Brain MRI

2D SEGMENTED OUTPUT

Extraction

3D SEGMENTED OUTPUT

SCOPE OF THE PROJECT

In this paper we proposed a 3-D brain MR segmentation method based on deformable models and demonstrated accurate and stable brain tissue segmentation on single as well as multiple MR sequence scans.

ADVANTAGES

Accurate, robust and automated tissue segmentation of brain magnetic resonance image (MRI) data of single as well as multiple MR sequence. Novel hybrid geometric statistical feature to govern contour convergence and extract the complex automatic structure.

APPLICATIONS
Medical uses for demonstrated consistent and robust result when segmentation MRI scans of both multiple sclerosis and Alzheimers disease patients.

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