Title :
Fuzzy feature extraction in image radiographies to detect cardiac insufficiency
Author :
Torres-Robles, Fabián ; Gallegos-Funes, Francisco J. ; Rosales-Silva, Alberto J.
Author_Institution :
Mech. & Electr. Eng. Higher Sch., Nat. Polytech. Inst. of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
Abstract :
In this paper, we present a fuzzy feature extraction method for medical imaging. We use thorax image radiographies to detect cardiac insufficiency. From simulation results we observe that the proposed fuzzy method improves the feature extraction in comparison with a classical method.
Keywords :
cardiology; diagnostic radiography; feature extraction; fuzzy set theory; medical image processing; cardiac insufficiency; classical method; fuzzy feature extraction method; medical imaging; thorax image radiography; Cardiology; Diagnostic radiography; Feature extraction; Fuzzy logic; Heart; Size measurement; Thorax;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems for Medical and Environmental Applications Workshop (CASME), 2010 2nd
Conference_Location :
Merida
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-9994-6
DOI :
10.1109/CASME.2010.5706687
