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Record Nr.

UNINA9910438038103321

Autore

Hum Yan Chai

Titolo

Segmentation of hand bone for bone age assessment / / Yan Chai Hum

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Springer, 2013

ISBN

981-4451-66-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 132 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

SpringerBriefs in applied sciences and technology

Disciplina

612.7/51

612.75

Soggetti

Bones - Radiography

Bones - Growth

Skeletal maturity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"ISSN: 2191-530X."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical referenes and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The conventional segmentation methods -- The advanced segmentation method -- The possible solution -- Result analysis and discussion -- Conclusions and recommendations.

Sommario/riassunto

The objective of this Brief is to provide a solution to the unsolved technical problem in segmentation for the automated bone age assessment system. The task is accomplished by first applying the modified histogram equalized module, then applying the proposed automated anisotropic diffusion technique. It is followed by a novel fuzzy quadruple division scheme to optimize the central segmentation algorithm, and then an additional quality assurance scheme. The designed segmentation framework works without demanding scarce resources such as training sets and skillful operators.  The results have shown that the designed framework is capable of separating the soft-tissue and background from the hand bone with high accuracy. This Brief should be especially useful for students and professional researchers in the Biomedical and image processing fields.