Title
Medical Image Retrieval Using Vector Quantization and Fuzzy S-tree.
Abstract
The aim of the article is to present a novel method for fuzzy medical image retrieval (FMIR) using vector quantization (VQ) with fuzzy signatures in conjunction with fuzzy S-trees. In past times, a task of similar pictures searching was not based on searching for similar content (e.g. shapes, colour) of the pictures but on the picture name. There exist some methods for the same purpose, but there is still some space for development of more efficient methods. The proposed image retrieval system is used for finding similar images, in our case in the medical area --- in mammography, in addition to the creation of the list of similar images --- cases. The created list is used for assessing the nature of the finding --- whether the medical finding is malignant or benign. The suggested method is compared to the method using Normalized Compression Distance (NCD) instead of fuzzy signatures and fuzzy S-tree. The method with NCD is useful for the creation of the list of similar cases for malignancy assessment, but it is not able to capture the area of interest in the image. The proposed method is going to be added to the complex decision support system to help to determine appropriate healthcare according to the experiences of similar, previous cases.
Year
DOI
Venue
2017
10.1007/s10916-016-0659-2
J. Medical Systems
Keywords
Field
DocType
Fuzzy S-tree,Image classification,Image comparison,Medical image,NCD,TF-IDF,Vector quantization
Mammography,Data mining,tf–idf,Normalized compression distance,Decision support system,Fuzzy logic,Image retrieval,Vector quantization,Contextual image classification,Medicine
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
41
1
1573-689X
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
25
0.89
34
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Jana Nowaková1427.85
Michal Prilepok2326.45
Václav Snasel31261210.53