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A REVIEW ON BIOMEDICAL IMAGE ANALYSIS

S. Renukalatha

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6184-8246

Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Sri Siddhartha Institute of Technology, Tumkur 572105, India

E-mail Address: renuka.latha@rediffmail.com

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K. V. Suresh

Department of Electronics & Communication Engineering, Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur 572103, India

E-mail Address: sureshkvsit@sit.ac.in

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https://doi.org/10.4015/S1016237218300018Cited by:6 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

Bio-medical image analysis is an interdisciplinary field which includes: biology, physics, medicine and engineering. It deals with application of image processing techniques to biological or medical problems. Medical images to be analyzed contain a lot of information regarding the anatomical structure under investigation to reveal valid diagnosis and thereby helping doctors to choose adequate therapy. Doctors usually analyse these medical images manually through visual interpretation. But visual analysis of these images by human observers is limited due to variation in interpersonal interpretations, fatigue errors, surrounding disturbances and moreover this kind of analysis is purely subjective. On the other hand, automated analysis of these images using computers with suitable techniques favours the objective analysis by an expert and thereby improving the diagnostic confidence and accuracy of analysis. This survey is a consolidation of the exhaustive literature records related to biomedical image analysis.

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