Entropy-based Fuzzy C-means Research Articles

Hyperspectral crop image classification via ensemble of classification model with optimal training

Agriculture is a significant source of income, and categorizing the crop has turned into vital factor that aids more in the crop production sector. Traditionally, crop development stage determination is done manually by eye inspection. However, producing high-quality crop type maps using modern approaches remains difficult. In this paper, the hyperspectral crop image classification model is proposed that includes four stages, they are (a) preprocessing, (b) segmentation, (c) feature extraction and (d) classification. In the preprocessing step, the hyperspectral image is provided as input, where the filtering process will carried out using median filtering. The filtered image is then used as the segmentation’s input. The image is segmented in the segmentation step using the enhanced entropy-based fuzzy c-means technique. Subsequently, spectral spatial features and vegetation index-based features are derived from segmented images. The final step is the classification, where the ensemble of classification model will be used that includes models like Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), Deep Maxout (DMO), Recurrent Neural Networks (RNN), and Bidirectional Gated Recurrent Unit (Bi-GRU), respectively. The proposed Self Improved Tasmanian devil Optimization (SI-TDO) approach has optimally adjusted the Bi-GRU model’s training weights to enhance ensemble classification performance. Finally, the effectiveness of the proposed SI-TDO method compared to the traditional algorithm is examined for several metrics. The SI-TDO obtained the greatest accuracy of 94.68% in training rate 80, while other existing models have the lowest ratings.

M2AI-CVD: Multi-modal AI approach cardiovascular risk prediction system using fundus images

ABSTRACT Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) represent a significant global health challenge, often remaining undetected until severe cardiac events, such as heart attacks or strokes, occur. In regions like Qatar, research focused on non-invasive CVD identification methods, such as retinal imaging and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA), is limited. This study presents a groundbreaking system known as Multi-Modal Artificial Intelligence for Cardiovascular Disease (M2AI-CVD), designed to provide highly accurate predictions of CVD. The M2AI-CVD framework employs a four-fold methodology: First, it rigorously evaluates image quality and processes lower-quality images for further analysis. Subsequently, it uses the Entropy-based Fuzzy C Means (EnFCM) algorithm for precise image segmentation. The Multi-Modal Boltzmann Machine (MMBM) is then employed to extract relevant features from various data modalities, while the Genetic Algorithm (GA) selects the most informative features. Finally, a ZFNet Convolutional Neural Network (ZFNetCNN) classifies images, effectively distinguishing between CVD and Non-CVD cases. The research’s culmination, tested across five distinct datasets, yields outstanding results, with an accuracy of 95.89%, sensitivity of 96.89%, and specificity of 98.7%. This multi-modal AI approach offers a promising solution for the accurate and early detection of cardiovascular diseases, significantly improving the prospects of timely intervention and improved patient outcomes in the realm of cardiovascular health.

Detection and classification of breast cancer in mammogram images using entropy-based Fuzzy C-Means Clustering and RMCNN

Detection and classification of breast cancer in mammogram images using entropy-based Fuzzy C-Means Clustering and RMCNN

Tangent hybrid leader coronavirus herd optimization for the foreground and background image segmentation using multilevel thresholding

ABSTRACT In this paper, multilevel thresholding with Tangent Hybrid Leader Coronavirus Herd Optimization (THLCHO) is introduced for the image segmentation of foreground and background, The input image is passed to the pre-processing that is done by the adaptive wiener filtering (AWF) technique and the Region of Interest (RoI) extraction. Multilevel thresholding approaches such as threshold and threshold levels are employed to segment the images by entropy-based Kapur, and ostu thresholding, masi entropy and Renyi’s entropy, then the threshold values are optimally selected by THLCHO and considered as the output of the techniques. Secondly, the pre-processed image is subjected to the background and foreground image segmentation utilizing the entropy-based Fuzzy C-Means (EFCM) algorithm, which is assumed as an output of EFCM. Lastly, both outcomes are merged to produce the resultant output. The evaluation metrics employed for Multithresholding- THLCHO, namely, dice co-efficient, peak signal-to-noise-ratio (PSNR) and uniformity measure acquired the maximal values of 0.900, 38.274 dB and 0.918, respectively.

Uncertainty parameter weighted entropy-based fuzzy c-means algorithm using complemented membership functions for noisy volumetric brain MR image segmentation

In this paper, we propose an uncertainty parameter weighted entropy-based fuzzy c-means clustering algorithm for noisy volumetric (3D) brain MR image segmentation using complemented global and spatially constraint local membership functions. Due to inherent noise and intensity inhomogeneity (IIH), the acquired MR images have blurry tissue boundaries. This leads to a situation where uncertainty arises while labeling a pixel/voxel into its proper tissue region. Further, it magnifies in the regions of different tissue boundaries. The proposed algorithm addresses this issue by introducing a class-level uncertainty parameter for each voxel and weightedly incorporating in the fuzzy objective function using complemented global and spatially constraint local fuzzy membership functions. It also incorporates total uncertainties in the 3D image domain by means of Shannon entropy. The complemented local fuzzy membership function estimates the degree of non-association, constraint by the local region-level intensity distribution. This framework allows the algorithm to utilize the spatial intensity distribution both in locally and globally within the image domain and produce more accurate cluster prototypes. We validate the proposed algorithm qualitatively and quantitatively with 10 3D simulated brain MR images, contaminated by noise and intensity inhomogeneity, 4 volumes of clinical real patient 3D brain MR images and a synthetic 3D image with added Rician noise. The simulation results in several evaluation indices indicate its superiority over state-of-the-art algorithms developed in recent past.

Generalization of Tsallis Entropy-Based Fuzzy c-Means Clustering and its Behavior at the Infinity Point

This study presents a generalized Tsallis entropy-based fuzzy c-means (GTFCM) clustering algorithm. Furthermore, the results of this study show that the behavior of GTFCM, at an infinity point of the fuzzy classification function, is similar to that of some conventional clustering algorithms. This result implies that such behavior is determined by a certain part of the GTFCM objective function.

Multi-sensors data fusion through fuzzy clustering and predictive tools

Sensory data are generally associated with imprecision and uncertainty, and consequently, it becomes difficult to extract useful information from them. The problem becomes even more difficult to handle, when the data are collected using multiple sensors. Realizing the ability of fuzzy sets to deal with imprecision and uncertainty, a multi-sensors data fusion technique was developed in this study by using fuzzy clustering and predictive tools. The data were first clustered based on their similarity using an entropy-based fuzzy C-means clustering technique and the obtained clusters were utilized to develop a fuzzy reasoning-based predictive tool. The novelty of this study lies with the application of a clustering algorithm, which can ensure both compactness and distinctness of the developed clusters, and development of a reasoning tool utilizing the information of obtained clusters. Two types of multi-sensors data were used to test the performance of the proposed algorithm. Results were compared with those available in the literature, and the developed technique was found to perform better than the previous approaches on both the data sets. The better performance of the proposed algorithm could be due to its in-depth search of the data set through similarity-based fuzzy clustering followed by the development of fuzzy reasoning tool utilizing the information of obtained clusters.

Genetic algorithm-tuned entropy-based fuzzy C-means algorithm for obtaining distinct and compact clusters

A modified approach had been developed in this study by combining two well-known algorithms of clustering, namely fuzzy c-means algorithm and entropy-based algorithm. Fuzzy c-means algorithm is one of the most popular algorithms for fuzzy clustering. It could yield compact clusters but might not be able to generate distinct clusters. On the other hand, entropy-based algorithm could obtain distinct clusters, which might not be compact. However, the clusters need to be both distinct as well as compact. The present paper proposes a modified approach of clustering by combining the above two algorithms. A genetic algorithm was utilized for tuning of all three clustering algorithms separately. The proposed approach was found to yield both distinct as well as compact clusters on two data sets.