Hippocampus Segmentation of Brain MRI Images for Possible Progression Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease

Authors

  • Mohamed Ahmed Gilani Mohamed Department of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat, 86400 Johor, Malaysia
  • Wan Mahani Hafizah Wan Mahmud AdMedic Research Group, Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat, 86400 Johor, Malaysia
  • Raja Mohd Aizat Raja Izaham Kolej Kemahiran Tinggi MARA Ledang, Serom 4&5, Jln Bkt Gambir-Sg Mati, Tangkak, 84410 Johor, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37934/araset.32.2.234241

Keywords:

Alzheimer’s disease, segmentation, MRI, ADNI

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) has become as one of the most serious ailments that need to be faced by people all over the world. There is no cure for AD, but the progression of the illness may be reduced with the early detection and proper monitoring of the disease. Many current studies focused more on early detection but does not include the monitoring process as well. Proper monitoring system is as critical as early diagnosis since it allows doctors to assess the disease development of Alzheimer's patients quantitatively. This study proposes to develop an algorithm for detecting the hippocampus of patients with Alzheimer's disease in MRI images and use that for the purpose of progression detection of the disease. After performing some pre-processing steps, the active contour method (Chan-Vese) was used to extract the region of interest (ROI). Next, certain parameters were calculated including the number of pixels and area pixels. From the extracted parameters of the patients from two different MRI sessions, percentage of progression is calculated by measuring the reduction in pixel numbers from those images. This study was able to develop a semi-automated and robust model based on the Chan-Vese segmentation technique, where it could observe the shrinking of the patient brain by the progression method using the total pixels of the hippocampus and its area by getting decreased at the second visit. Based on the result, it shows that this study could be further extended by implementing various feature extraction techniques to come out with a more robust output which can be used for progression detection of Alzheimer’s disease.

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Author Biographies

Mohamed Ahmed Gilani Mohamed, Department of Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat, 86400 Johor, Malaysia

ge200039@siswa.uthm.edu.my

Wan Mahani Hafizah Wan Mahmud, AdMedic Research Group, Faculty of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Batu Pahat, 86400 Johor, Malaysia

wanmahani@uthm.edu.my

Raja Mohd Aizat Raja Izaham, Kolej Kemahiran Tinggi MARA Ledang, Serom 4&5, Jln Bkt Gambir-Sg Mati, Tangkak, 84410 Johor, Malaysia

aizat.izaham@mara.gov.my

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Published

2023-09-13

How to Cite

Mohamed Ahmed Gilani Mohamed, Wan Mahani Hafizah Wan Mahmud, & Raja Mohd Aizat Raja Izaham. (2023). Hippocampus Segmentation of Brain MRI Images for Possible Progression Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease. Journal of Advanced Research in Applied Sciences and Engineering Technology, 32(2), 234–241. https://doi.org/10.37934/araset.32.2.234241

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