AUTOMATIC SEGMENTATION OF LIVER TUMOUR USING A POSSIBILISTIC ALTERNATIVE FUZZY C-MEANS CLUSTERING

Sikamony S. Kumar, Rama S. Moni, and Jayapathy Rajeesh

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