Detection of Cardiac Tissues using K-means Analysis Methods in Nuclear Medicine Images

Yousif Abdallah

doi:10.3889/oamjms.2021.7806

Authors

Yousif Abdallah Department of Radiological Science and Medical Imaging, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Majmaah University, Majmaah, Saudi Arabia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8434-2515

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2021.7806

Keywords:

Cardiac tissues, K-means methods, Nuclear medicine

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Nuclear cardiology uses to diagnose the cardiac disorders such as ischemic and inflammation disorders. In cardiac scintigraphy, unraveling closely adjacent tissues in the image are challenging issue.

AIM: The aim of the study is to detect of cardiac tissues using K-means analysis methods in nuclear medicine images. This study also aimed to reduce the existence of fleck noise that disturbs the contrast and make its analysis more difficult.

METHODS: Thus, digital image processing uses to increase the detection rate of myocardium easily using its color-based algorithms. In this study, color-based K-means was used. The scintographs were converted into color space presentation. Then, each pixel in the image was segmented using color analysis algorithms.

RESULTS: The segmented scintograph was displayed in distinct fresh image. The proposed technique defines the myocardial tissues and borders precisely. Both exactness rate and recall reckoning were calculated. The results were 97.3 + 8.46 (p > 0.05).

CONCLUSION: The proposed technique offered recognition of the heart tissue with high exactness amount.

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