An interactive color pre-processing method to improve tumor segmentation in digital medical images

x 1. INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Medical Imaging 1 1.2 Medical Image Segmentation 4 1.3 Digital Image Processing 7 1.4 Motivation 9 1.5 Thesis Organization 10 2. LITERATURE REVIEW 12 2.1 Segmentation 12 2.1.1 Classical Approaches 13 2.1.2 Advanced Approaches 14 2.1.2.1 Statistical and Probabilistic Approaches 14 2.1.2.2 Deformable Models 15 2.1.2.3 Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) 16 2.1.2.4 Fuzzy Logic 16 2.1.2.5 Atlas-guided approaches 17 2.1.3 Hybrid Approaches 18 2.2 Colorization 19 2.2.1 Color Fundamentals 19 2.2.2 General Colorization Concepts 22