Segmentation of lung nodule in CT data using active contour model and Fuzzy C-mean clustering

Abstract The aim of this paper was to develop a region based active contour model and Fuzzy C-Means (FCM) technique for segmentation of lung nodules. Ultimately, detection and assisted diagnosis of nodules at earlier stage increase the mortality rate. Among many imaging modalities, Computed Tomography (CT) is being the most sought because of its imaging sensitivity, high resolution and isotropic acquisition in locating the lung lesions. The proposed methodology focuses on acquisition of CT images, reconstruction of lung parenchyma and segmentation of lung nodules. Reconstruction of parenchyma can be employed using selective binary and Gaussian filtering with new signed pressure force function (SBGF-new SPF) and clustering technique was used for nodule segmentation. Comparative experiments demonstrate the advantages of the proposed method in terms of decreased error rate and increased similarity measure.

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