title: MRI and PET image fusion using fuzzy logic and image local features.
abstract: An image fusion technique for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and positron emission tomography (PET) using local features and fuzzy logic is presented. The aim of proposed technique is to maximally combine useful information present in MRI and PET images. Image local features are extracted and combined with fuzzy logic to compute weights for each pixel. Simulation results show that the proposed scheme produces significantly better results compared to state-of-art schemes.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Engineering and Technology, International Islamic University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan ; School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Isra University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Umer
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Javed
authors.affiliation: College of Signals, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Muhammad Mohsin
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Riaz
authors.affiliation: College of Signals, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Abdul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ghafoor
authors.affiliation: College of Signals, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Syed Sohaib
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.affiliation: School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Isra University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Tanveer Ahmed
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Cheema
mesh_terms: D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017143:Fuzzy Logic; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000379:methods*