SalCor: A Hierarchical Saliency-Driven Segmentation Model With Local Correntropy for Medical Images

In image segmentation, noise and nonuniform intensity can lead to performance degradation in existing models, particularly when dealing with shadow artifacts. This study proposes a hierarchical saliency-driven segmentation model with local correntropy (SalCor) to address this problem, incorporating...

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Main Authors: Aditi Joshi, Mohammed Saquib Khan, Jin Kim, Kwang Nam Choi
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Language:English
Published: IEEE 2023-01-01
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Online Access:https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10210021/
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author Aditi Joshi
Mohammed Saquib Khan
Jin Kim
Kwang Nam Choi
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Kwang Nam Choi
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description In image segmentation, noise and nonuniform intensity can lead to performance degradation in existing models, particularly when dealing with shadow artifacts. This study proposes a hierarchical saliency-driven segmentation model with local correntropy (SalCor) to address this problem, incorporating saliency information with local correntropy-based K-means clustering to formulate an energy function. This approach enables it to extract objects with complex backgrounds effectively regardless of noise and intensity inhomogeneity. An adaptive weight function is introduced to dynamically adjust the intensities of the energy functions (external and internal) based on the image information, resulting in enhanced model resilience to contour initialization and improved robustness. The SalCor model can handle noise robustly by leveraging the local correntropy-based K-means clustering. The proposed approach is evaluated on synthetic and real images, including medical images, such as brain and mammogram magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) computed tomography images, and is compared with state-of-the-art models. The statistical analysis confirms the SalCor model’s exceptional precision and efficiency. These outcomes indicate that SalCor holds great potential for detecting brain tumors and mammogram tumors in MRIs and early diagnosis of COVID-19.
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spelling doaj.art-54d8f2eb34574b4ebd93f2adb7d733b82023-08-14T23:00:51ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362023-01-0111838528386610.1109/ACCESS.2023.330240210210021SalCor: A Hierarchical Saliency-Driven Segmentation Model With Local Correntropy for Medical ImagesAditi Joshi0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6683-6017Mohammed Saquib Khan1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4607-9266Jin Kim2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0045-1461Kwang Nam Choi3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7420-9216Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South KoreaBeyond 5G Team, Samsung Research and Development Institute, Bengaluru, IndiaSecuLayer Inc, Seoul, South KoreaDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, Chung-Ang University, Seoul, South KoreaIn image segmentation, noise and nonuniform intensity can lead to performance degradation in existing models, particularly when dealing with shadow artifacts. This study proposes a hierarchical saliency-driven segmentation model with local correntropy (SalCor) to address this problem, incorporating saliency information with local correntropy-based K-means clustering to formulate an energy function. This approach enables it to extract objects with complex backgrounds effectively regardless of noise and intensity inhomogeneity. An adaptive weight function is introduced to dynamically adjust the intensities of the energy functions (external and internal) based on the image information, resulting in enhanced model resilience to contour initialization and improved robustness. The SalCor model can handle noise robustly by leveraging the local correntropy-based K-means clustering. The proposed approach is evaluated on synthetic and real images, including medical images, such as brain and mammogram magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) computed tomography images, and is compared with state-of-the-art models. The statistical analysis confirms the SalCor model’s exceptional precision and efficiency. These outcomes indicate that SalCor holds great potential for detecting brain tumors and mammogram tumors in MRIs and early diagnosis of COVID-19.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10210021/Active contoursbrain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)image segmentationlevel setmammogram
spellingShingle Aditi Joshi
Mohammed Saquib Khan
Jin Kim
Kwang Nam Choi
SalCor: A Hierarchical Saliency-Driven Segmentation Model With Local Correntropy for Medical Images
IEEE Access
Active contours
brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
image segmentation
level set
mammogram
title SalCor: A Hierarchical Saliency-Driven Segmentation Model With Local Correntropy for Medical Images
title_full SalCor: A Hierarchical Saliency-Driven Segmentation Model With Local Correntropy for Medical Images
title_fullStr SalCor: A Hierarchical Saliency-Driven Segmentation Model With Local Correntropy for Medical Images
title_full_unstemmed SalCor: A Hierarchical Saliency-Driven Segmentation Model With Local Correntropy for Medical Images
title_short SalCor: A Hierarchical Saliency-Driven Segmentation Model With Local Correntropy for Medical Images
title_sort salcor a hierarchical saliency driven segmentation model with local correntropy for medical images
topic Active contours
brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
image segmentation
level set
mammogram
url https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/10210021/
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