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ANALYSIS OF BRAIN TUMOR CLASSIFICATION BY USING MULTIPLE
CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS
R. Muthaiyan1, M. Indhu Priyadharshini2, C. Sujatha3, A. Deepika4
1ECE/HOD (Ph.D), University College of Engineering, Thirukkuvalai, India,
2,3,4 ECE, University College of Engineering, Thirukkuvalai, India,
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Abstract - Medical imaging has becoming as a transpire
discipline in diversified medical diagnosis. It playsavitalrolein
automatic detection, which bestows information about
abnormalities for further treatment. The traditional approach
of detecting the MRI and PET images based on manual
inspection, whichhas become inappropriatefor vast volumeof
data. Computerized tumor detection has been advance
significance that conserves the time of radiologist. In this
system, brain tumor is detected from MRI and PET images by
the various classification techniques based on the Gustafson-
Kessel (G-K) algorithm, density based spectral clustering
algorithm(DBSCAN), k-meansclusteringalgorithmandfuzzyc-
means clustering algorithms. The Performance of different
algorithms are Compared. Here the features extraction from
MRI and PET images is done by Gray Level Co-occurrence
Matrix (GLCM). The GLCM is a technique for dividing the
second order measurable texturefeatures.Thetexturefeatures
are attained from the statistical appropriation of examined
blend of intensities at correct positions regarding each other.
Based on the intensity pixels in all combinations, these
measurements can be differentiated into first, second-and
higher-request imminent. Finally, in this paper, the various
algorithm for brain tumor detection are analyzedbasedonthe
performances and found that Gustafson Kessel algorithm are
efficient.
Keywords: Fuzzy c-means, Gustafson Kessel algorithm,
k-means, DBSCAN and GLCM.
1. INTRODUCTION
The Digital Image processing dealswith developingadigital
system that performs operation on an digital image. Various
algorithms are proposed and implemented to detect the
brain tumor and its type.
Image segmentation is the fundamental step in medical
image analysis. Segmentation is a procedure to separate
features like shape, size, color, etc.
Each human being body is made up of cells. Each cell has a
special function and will grow and divide in order to keep
the body healthy. When cells lose the ability to control their
growth mechanism, cell division starts without any order.
The extra cells form as a tissue called as tumor. Tumors are
of two types benign and malignant. Benign tumors grow
slowly, whereas malignant tumors grow quickly and spread
to nearby tissues and organs, which are life
threatening. Tumors that instigate within brain tissue are
known as primary brain tumors. Brain tumor is dangerous
because of its character in intracranial cavity (space formed
inside the skull). Brain tumors are differentiated by grade I
to grade IV. Cells from higher grade tumors growfaster than
grade I tumors. The amount of drug to be pumped into the
human body to cure the tumor cells depends on the size of
the tumor and this can be obtained accurately by Magnetic
Resonance imaging (MRI) scan or a CT scan
(Computed Tomography). However, in this paper, MRI scan
images are used for the analysis. MRI is a very powerful tool
to diagnose brain tumors. After MRI scan, the image is
visually examined by a physician for finding &analysis of
brain tumor. Computer aided methods for tumor
segmentation help the doctors inaccurately determiningthe
size, shape and stage of the tumor. Image segmentation and
clustering are used to estimate the area of the tumor. In this
segmentation process based on the different algorithms are
Fuzzy C-Means, K-Means, Gustafson Kessel algorithm and
Density based spectral clustering algorithm are used to
obtain the true area of the tumor [13]. In this paper, the
performance of different algorithms used for brain tumor
detections are analyzed.
2. RELATED WORK
Brain tumor segmentation aims to separate the different
tumor tissues such as active cells, necrotic core, and edema
from normal brain tissues of White Matter (WM), Gray
Matter (GM), and Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF).MRIbasedbrain
tumor segmentation studies are attracting more and more
attention in recent years due to non-invasive imaging and
good soft tissue contrast of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(MRI) images. With the development of almost two decades,
the innovative approaches applying computer-aided
techniques for segmenting brain tumor are becoming more
and more mature and coming closer to routine clinical
applications. Firstly, a brief introductiontobraintumorsand
imaging modalities of brain tumors is given. Then, the
preprocessing operations and the state of the art methodsof
MRI-based brain tumor segmentation are introduced.
Moreover, the evaluation and validation of the results of
MRI-based brain tumor segmentation are discussed. Finally,
an objective assessment is presented and future
developmentsand trendsare addressedforMRI-basedbrain
tumor segmentation methods [1].
A tumor is said to be the growth in the abnormal tissue of
the brain which causesdamage to the functioningcells.Brain
tumor detection is very difficult as there are many

techniques available for it. Magnetic Resonance Imaging
(MRI) is the active resource for detecting brain tumor. It is
necessary to use technique which can give the accurate
location and size of the tumor. There are variousalgorithms
proposed for brain tumor detection, this paper presents a
survey on the various brain tumor detection algorithms. It
gives the existing techniques and what are the advantages
and disadvantages of these techniques [2].
Detection of brain tumor from MRI images involves various
Phases such as Preprocessing, Feature extraction,
Segmentation and classification. Figures shows different
stages in brain tumor detection. Image Preprocessing
techniques are applied to improve the quality of image. MR
Image segmentation is based on set of measurable features
which are extracted. In this processof braintumordetection,
pixel intensity based features are extracted. Image
Segmentation group pixels into regions and hence defines
the object regions. Segmentation usesthe features extracted
from an image. Classification is the last step in the processof
brain tumor detection used to classify the image intonormal
or abnormal and classify the abnormality type whether it is
benign or malignant. This study evaluates various
techniques which are used in tumor detection from brain
MRI [3].
Medical imaging has becoming as a transpire discipline in
diversified medical diagnosis. It plays a vital role in
automatic detection, which bestows information about
abnormalities for further treatment. The traditional
approach of detecting MRI is based on manual inspection,
which has become inappropriate for vast volume of data.
Automated tumor detection has gaining importance that
conserves the time of radiologist. In this paper, brain tumor
is detected from MRI images by utilizing classification
technique based on Gustafson-Kessel (G-K) fuzzy clustering
algorithm. Here feature extraction from MRI Images is done
by Gray Level Co-occurrence Matrix (GLCM). Finally, results
prove that the proposed intelligent system improves
accuracy rate and trim down the error rate [4].
The FCM (fuzzy c-mean) algorithm has been extended and
modified in many ways in order to solve the image
segmentation problem. However, almost all the extensions
require the adjustment of at least one parameter that
depends on the image itself. To overcome this problem and
provide a robust fuzzy clustering algorithm hat is fully free
of the empirical parametersand noise type independent,we
propose a new factor that includes the local spatial and the
gray level information. Actually, this work provides three
extensions of the FCM algorithm that proved their efficiency
on synthetic and real images [18].
3. PROPOSED SYSTEM
Fig-1: Block Diagram of the Proposed System.
4. METHODOLOGY
4.1 Input Image
The different patients brain tumor images are available in
the MICCAI BRATS 2017 data sets. The PET and MRI brain
tumor images are taken as the input images for brain tumor
classification from this data sets.
4.2 Pre-processing
It is used for color conversion of RGB image to Gray level
image and also to remove the noise from the input image
4.3 Morphological operation
Morphology is a processof broad set of theimageprocessing
operations that process images based on shapes. The
number of pixels added or removed from the objects in
an image depends on the size and shape of the structuring
element used to process the image.
4.4 Segmentation
The result of image segmentation is a set of segments that
collectively cover the entire image, or a set
of contours extracted from the image. Each of the pixels in a
region is similar with respect to some characteristic or
computed property, such as color, intensity, or texture.
Adjacent regions are significantly different with respect to
the same characteristic. When applied to a stack of images,
typical in medical imaging, theresultingcontoursafterimage
segmentation can be used to create 3D reconstructions with
the help of interpolation algorithms like marching cubes.
4.5 Image Enhancement
It removes the noise and sharpens or brightens an image,
making it easier to identify key features and exactly find the
tumor. This help to increase the contrast value of image.

4.6 Multiple Algorithm for Testing
In this system, comparing the performance of different
algorithms used to analysis the brain tumor detection and
to find the efficient algorithm to provide the information
about the brain tumors and the types of brain tumor. The
multiple algorithms consider for comparison are K-means
algorithm, Fuzzy c- means, Gustafson Kessel algorithm and
DBSCAN algorithm.
4.7 Steps for Analysis
1. MRI and PET image are used as input images.
2. Preprocessing of the image processing is applied in the
color input images.
3. Segmentation used to segment the images
4. The multiple algorithms used to find the type of brain
tumor and the spreading area of brain tumorsarecalculated
using different classification algorithm.
4.8 Region Based Segmentation
Region-based segmentation methods examine pixels in an
image and form disjoint regions by merging neighborhood
pixels with homogeneity properties based on a predefined
similarity criterion [4]. The region growing and the
watershed segmentation methods are part of the region-
based methods and are generally used in theprocessofbrain
tumor segmentation.
The region growing is the simplest and most commonly
region-based segmentation method and is used to extract a
connected region of similar pixelsfrom an image [5]. Region
growing starts with at least one seed that belongs to the
structure of interest. Neighbors of the seed are checked and
those satisfying the similarity criteria are added to the
region. The similarity criteria are determined by a range of
pixel intensity values or other features in the image. Seeds
can be chosen manually or provided by an automatic seed-
finding procedure [2]. The procedure iterates until no more
pixels can be added to the region. The advantage of region
growing is that it is capable of correctly segmenting regions
that have similar properties and generating connected
region [2]. Some researchers have proved that the region
growing is an effective approach and less computation
intensive than other non-region-based methods for
segmenting MRI images of brain tumors, especially for the
homogeneous tissues and region [3, 4]. The primary
disadvantage of region growing methodisthepartialvolume
effect [5] which limits the accuracy of MR brain image
segmentation.
Partial volume effect blursthe intensity distinction between
different tissue classes at the border of the two tissuestypes,
because the voxel may represent more than one kind of
tissue types [6]. Some segmentation methods incorporate
the region growing processasa refinementstep[14].Afuzzy
information fusion framework was proposed for the
automatic segmentation of brain tumor using MRI [1]. The
registration of multispectral imageswasthe first stepforthe
creation of this framework including a priori knowledge,
fuzzy feature fusion, and an adjustment by fuzzy region
growing.
4.9 Result of the Proposed Method
From the result table we recognize that the Gustafson
Kessel algorithm provides the efficient result of brain
tumor. The algorithm gives clear report of the tumor and
easy to detect the location and the stages of tumor.
The accurate values are calculated by the different
clustering for the input images.
The resolution defines the smallest discriminable color
change in the input images.
RESOLUTION GK FCM K-Mean DBSCAN
480x320 97% 88% 83% 85%
240x320 97% 88% 83% 85%
Table-1: Accuracy of the Different Algorithm.
5. MULTIPLE ALGORITHM
5.1 Fuzzy C-means Clustering
Fuzzy clustering method is basically used for pattern
recognition, classification and image segmentation. In the
fuzzy algorithm the fuzzy set can be a shared set which
means a member from one fuzzy set can belong to another
set also. Each pixel of the image is given a partial
membership value [17].
Powerful unsupervised method for the analysis of data and
construction of models
Not efficient Time consuming
Fig-2: Flow Chart of FUZZY C-Means Algorithm[14].

Fig-3: FCM algorithm input and output images after
clustering [14].
5.2 K-Means Clustering
K-means clustering is one the partitioning algorithmswhich
is widely used in the data mining. The k-means clustering,
partitions n documents in the context of text data into k
clusters. Representative around which the clustersare built.
The basic form of k-means algorithm is: Finding an optimal
solution for k-means clustering is computationally difficult
(NP-hard), however, there are efficient heuristics such that
are employed in order to converge rapidly to a local
optimum. The main disadvantage of k-means clustering is
that it is indeed very sensitive to the initial choice of the
number of k. Thus, there are some techniques used to
determine the initial k, e.g. using another lightweight
clustering algorithm such as agglomerative clustering
algorithm[14].
Fig-4: Flow Chart of K-Means Algorithm [14].
Fig-5: K-Means algorithm input and output images
after clustering [15].
5.3 Gustafson Kessel Algorithm
The fuzzy covariance matrix in the Gustafson Kessel (GK)
clustering algorithm. The first one overcomes troubles that
occur in the standard GK clustering when thenumberofdata
samples is small or when the statistics within a cluster are
linearly correlated. The improvement is achieved by fixing
the share between the maximal and minimal Eigen value of
the covariance matrix. The second technique is useful when
the GK algorithm is employed in the extraction of Takagi–
Sugeno fuzzy model from data. It reduces the risk of over
fitting when the numeral of training samples is low in
comparison to the number of clusters. This is achieved by
adding a scaled unity medium to the calculated covariance
matrix[6].
The GK clustering algorithm to construct Tagaki-Sugeno
fuzzy models, a certain degree of over right will be
knowledgeable for larger numbersof clusters.Insuchacase,
the routine can be improved by further limiting the maximal
ratio between the Eigen values of the covariance matrix or
by adding a scaled identity matrix to the covariance matrix.
While these latter modifications can improve the
performance for small data sets, with a sufficient number of
guidance samples, this restriction in the freedom of the
algorithm may have an adverse effect and on the
performance. Some testing with the weighting parameter γ
may thus be needed.
Fig-6: Flow Chart of Gustafson Kessel Algorithm [15].

Fig-7: Gustafson Kessel algorithm input and output
images after clustering [15].
5.4 DBSCAN Algorithm
Density based clustering algorithm has played a vital role in
finding nonlinear shapes structure based on the density.
Density-Based Spatial Clustering of Applications with Noise
(DBSCAN) is most widely used density based algorithm. It
uses the concept of density reach ability and density
connectivity [10].
Fig-8: Flow Chart of Density Based Spectral Clustering
Algorithm (DBSCAN) [17].
5.4.1 Advantages
1) Does not require a-priori specification of number of
clusters.
2) Able to identify noise data while clustering.
3) DBSCAN algorithm is able to find arbitrarily size and
arbitrarily shaped clusters [5].
Fig-9: DBSCAN algorithm input output images after
clustering.
5.4.2 Disadvantages
1) DBSCAN algorithm fails in case of varyingdensityclusters.
2) Fails in case of neck type of dataset.
3) Does not work well in case of high dimensional data.
6.RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
Fuzzy techniques have been used for handling vague
boundaries of arbitrarily oriented clusters. However,
traditional clustering algorithms tend to breakdowninhigh
dimensional spaces due to inherent sparsity of data. We
propose a modification in the objective function of
Gustafson-Kessel clustering algorithm for projected
clustering and prove the convergence of the resulting
algorithm. We present the results of applying the proposed
projected Gustafson-Kessel clusteringalgorithmtosynthetic
and UCI data sets, and also suggest a way of extending it toa
rough set based algorithm [6].
ALGORITHM Accuracy of the
locating part of
Tumor % Value
Accuracy on the
Spreading area of
Tumor cell % Value
INPUT IMAGES MRI PET MRI PET
Fuzzy C-means 77 79 52 51
K-means 79 81.2 57 55
Gustafson Kessel 87 89.6 81 87
Density Based Spectral
Clustering
(DBSCAN)
83 85 62 73
Table-2: Comparison of Different Algorithm

7. CONCLUSION
The traditional approach of detecting MRI and PET is based
on manual inspection, which has become inappropriate for
vast volume of data. Computerized tumor detection has in
advance significance that conserves the time of radiologist.
In this system, brain tumor is detected from MRI and PET
images by utilizing classification techniques based on
Gustafson-Kessel (G-K) algorithm, density based spectral
clustering algorithm, k-means and fuzzy cmeans algorithms.
Here the feature extraction from MRI and PETImagesisdone
by Gray Level Co-occurrence Matrix (GLCM). Finally, results
prove that the proposed intelligent system improves
accuracy rate and trim down the error rate. In the proposed
method, the texture features are attained from the statistical
appropriation of examined blend of intensities at correct
positions regarding each other. Based on the intensity pixels
in all combinations, these measurements can be
differentiated intofirst,second-andhigher-requestimminent.
The GLCM is a technique for dividing the second order
measurable texture features. In this paper, the various
algorithm for brain tumor detection are analyzed based on
the performances and foundthat Gustafson kessel algorithm
are efficient.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We respect and thankful to and fortunate enough to get
constant encouragement, support and guidance from my
guide Mr.R.MUTHAIYAN M.E,(Ph.D), Head Of Department of
ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING,
University College of Engineering Thirukkuvalai, 8222
(college code), who helped us in giving us all support and
guidance to successfully completing our project work. This
work is also supported in part by the Dr.M.VIJAY,M.B.B.S.
Any opinions, findingsand conclusions orrecommendations
expressed in this material are those of the authors and do
not necessarily reflect the views of the funding agencies.
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BIOGRAPHIES:
Mr.R.Muthaiyan, Received Bachelor degree
from Bharathithasan University,
Thiruchirapalli and he completed his M.E
(Embedded System Technologies) in Anna
University Chennai and also currently
pursuing Ph.D in the area of Image
Processing and VLSI .Currently he is working as Assistant
Professor in the department of ECE at University College of
engineering Thirukkuvalai, Nagapattinam Dt. He has 20
years of experience in teaching. His area of interest is
Embedded system, Image processing and VLSI. He is life
member in ISTE and member in IETE.
Miss.M.Indhu Priyadharshini, Currently
she is studying final year of Electronics
and communication Engineering (B.E) at
University College of Engineering,
Thirukkuvalai, Nagapattinam(District).
Miss.C.Sujatha, Currently she is studying
final year of Electronicsand communication
Engineering (B.E) at University College of
Engineering Thirukkuvalai, Nagapattinam
(District).
Miss.A.Deepika, Currently she is doing her
final year of Electronics and communication
Engineering (B.E) at University College of
Engineering, Thirukkuvalai, Nagapattinam
(District)

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