Enhancing information hiding and segmentation for medical images using novel steganography and clustering fusion techniques
Hayat Al-Dmour · OPUS - Open Publications of UTS Scholars (University of Technology Sydney) · 2018
In recent years, there has been rapid development in digital medical imaging.The continuous development of medical imaging is expected to make further contributions to healthcare systems, where the increased use of medical imaging in a variety of clinical settings has played an important role in improving health services.The main objective First and foremost, I would like to express my gratitude to Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) for blessing me with endurance and fortitude to smoothly accomplish this dissertation.During this research period of four years, there have been many people who have walked alongside me with their guidance, support and inspiration.I am much grateful to my principle supervisor Dr. Ahmed Al-Ani for incessant guidance and encouragement.Discussions with him helped me to understand my potential besides producing this high-quality dissertation.Without him, the road towards the completion of this research would have been difficult.Thanks would be a simple word to applaud the sacrifice of my parents, especially my deceased father.He has been a pillar of support to shape my values, perseverance and in large as a good human.Extended thanks to my sisters and brothers who also supported me in each step of these four years.I express my profound gratitude to all my colleagues and friends within and outside the premises of UTS, in particular Obaid Aamir and Karthick Thiyagarajan, for their friendship and support throughout my degree.vii Lastly but not the least, I endorse the Mutah