Paper Title
Multilabel Image Fusion and Analysis of Spine Images Using Graph Cut and Wavelet Method
Abstract
Medical image fusion is the process of registering and combining multiple images from single or multiple
imaging modalities to improve the imaging quality and reduce randomness and redundancy in order to increase the clinical
applicability of medical images for diagnosis and assessment of medical problems. Medical image fusion facilitates the
retrieval of complementary information from medical images for diagnostic purpose. Exact information regarding the bones
and tissues must be visually accessible to the physicians so as to obtain exact information and location required for the
diagnosis and surgery of spinal cord. In this paper firstly the framework for fusing the MRI and CT image is presented which
will preserve the bone structure and soft tissue details in the single image using the combination of wavelet and graph cut
fusion technique. Secondly, a comparison of wavelet, graphcut and combination of wavelet and graphcut is made. The
results of proposed method are analysed and compared visually. The proposed method can be helpful for better medical
diagnosis.
Keywords- Image fusion techniques, Wavelet method, Graph cut method