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An Evaluation of Contrast Enhancement of Brain MR Images Using Morphological Filters

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Embedded Systems and Artificial Intelligence

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Tumor is the uncontrollable growth of abnormal cells in the brain which can be screened using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). But, MRI is prone to poor contrast and noise during acquisition. This might affect the visibility of the tumor in the image which makes contrast enhancement an essential part of MR image analysis for tumor detection. In this method, a disk-shaped flat structuring element is applied with morphological operators consisting of bottom-hat, dilation and erosion for the purpose of noise controlled enhancement of MRI tumors. The outcomes of the proposed method are validated by image fidelity assessment parameters like: contrast improvement index (CII) and peak signal-to-noise ratio (PSNR).

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  1. Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Shri Ramswaroop Memorial Group of Professional Colleges (SRMGPC), Tiwari Ganj, Faizabad Road, Lucknow, UP, 226028, India

    Mansi Nigam, Vikrant Bhateja, Anu Arya & Anuj Singh Bhadauria

  2. Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

    Vikrant Bhateja

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  2. School of Computer Engineering, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

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  3. Department of Computer Sciences, Faculty of Sciences Dhar Mahraz, Sidi Mohammed Ben Abbdallah University, Fez, Morocco

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Nigam, M., Bhateja, V., Arya, A., Bhadauria, A.S. (2020). An Evaluation of Contrast Enhancement of Brain MR Images Using Morphological Filters. In: Bhateja, V., Satapathy, S., Satori, H. (eds) Embedded Systems and Artificial Intelligence. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1076. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0947-6_54

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