Kidney stone detection in computed tomography images

摘要

The proposed work is used to detect the kidney stones by using Level set segmentation method. Initially input images are preprocessed and region of interest is segmented. The level set segmentation is a good method to solve the problem of segmentation successfully. Computed tomography scans are diagnostic tools that are used for many purposes. Basically, CT's send X-rays through the body in tiny slices, which are saved as images on the computer. The preprocessing of the CT images is carried out for cropping the input image. After preprocessing step the input image is segmented using level set segmentation technique. Finally the segmented images are analyzed to detect the size and location of the stone.