Non-invasive method for differentiating malignant and benign tumours, by the optimization of visual demonstration of MRI scans, using virtual instrument

This paper presents a non-invasive method to differentiate malignant and benign brain tumours using Lab VIEW Software. Brain tumours are atypical growth of cells in the brain[l]. It is important to diagnose these tumours as malignant or benign as early as possible after detection. Benign tumours are encapsulated and have a controlled growth whereas malignant tumours are not encapsulated and lead to necrosis and pushing aside of neighbouring tissue which causes the build-up of cerebral fluids and oedema in the brain compared to benign tumours. Hence, malignant tumours have a much more severe impact on the brain tissue than benign tumours. So far in clinical practice, only pathology tests have been used to diagnose tumours. This paper is a step towards non-invasive identification of malignant and benign tumours. Here a script was developed in N1 Vision Assistant software which identifies tumours based on the amount of oedema, fluids and infection in the brain which is reflected in MRI scans[2].