The segmentation of 2D biomedical images is very complex problem which has to be solved interactively. Original MRI, CT, PET, or SPECT image can be enhanced using variational smoother. However, there are Regions of Interest (ROI) which can be exactly localized. The question is how to design human interaction with computer for user friendly biomedical service. Our approach is based on user selected points which determine the ROI border line. The relationship between point positions and image intensity is subject of variational interpolation using thin plate spline model. The general principle of segmentation is demonstrated on biomedical images of human brain.
Signal and image stationarity is the basic assumption for many methods of their analysis. However this assumption is not true in a lot of real cases. The paper is focused on local stationary testing using a small symmetric neighbourhood. The neighbourhood is split into two parts which should have the same statistical properties when the hypothesis of image stationarity is valid. We apply various testing approaches (two-sampled F-test, t-test, WMW, K-S) to obtain adequate p-values for given pixel, mask position, and test type. Finally, using battery of masks and tests, we obtain the series of p-values for every pixel. Applying False Discovery Rate (FDR) methodology, we localize all the pixels when any hypothesis falls. Resulting binary image is an alternative to traditional edge detection but with strong statistical background.
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