• DocumentCode
    567849
  • Title

    Identifying metastasis in bone scans with Stochastic Diffusion Search

  • Author

    Al-Rifaie, Mohammad Majid ; Aber, Ahmed

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Comput., Goldsmiths, Univ. of London, London, UK
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    3-5 Aug. 2012
  • Firstpage
    519
  • Lastpage
    523
  • Abstract
    This paper introduces a novel approach in using a swarm intelligence algorithm - Stochastic Diffusion Search - as a tool to identify metastasis in bone scans. This algorithm is adapted for this particular purpose and its performance is investigated by running the agents of the swarm intelligence algorithm on sample bone scans whose status have been determined by the experts. The result of a statistical analysis is also reported, highlighting the behaviour of the algorithm when presented with different samples.
  • Keywords
    bone; medical computing; medical image processing; search problems; statistical analysis; bone scans; metastasis; statistical analysis; stochastic diffusion search; swarm intelligence algorithm; Logic gates; Physiology;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Information Technology in Medicine and Education (ITME), 2012 International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Hokodate, Hokkaido
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-2109-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ITiME.2012.6291355
  • Filename
    6291355