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A new local tetra pattern in composite planes (LTcP) technique for classifying brain tumors using partial least squares and super-pixel segmentation

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|Oct 2025

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Figure 1:

Architecture of an LTrP via a Fourier descriptor [6].
Architecture of an LTrP via a Fourier descriptor [6].

Figure 2:

Approach used by Yang et al. [10].
Approach used by Yang et al. [10].

Figure 3:

Overall architecture of the proposed methodology.
Overall architecture of the proposed methodology.

Figure 4:

Illustration (A) Segmented image for the T1 MRI image (B) Segmented image for the T2 MRI image. (C) Segmented image for the FLAIR MRI image. MRI, magnetic resonance imaging.
Illustration (A) Segmented image for the T1 MRI image (B) Segmented image for the T2 MRI image. (C) Segmented image for the FLAIR MRI image. MRI, magnetic resonance imaging.

Figure 5:

Use of the LTcP descriptor for feature extraction.
Use of the LTcP descriptor for feature extraction.

Figure 6:

Scatter plot of the feature vectors.
Scatter plot of the feature vectors.

Figure 7:

Illustration of (A) local features from T1 MR images and (B) local features from T2 MR images. (C) Local features from the FLAIR MR image.
Illustration of (A) local features from T1 MR images and (B) local features from T2 MR images. (C) Local features from the FLAIR MR image.

Figure 8:

Feature fusion result after applying PLS for (A) T1 MRI images, (B) T2 MRI images, and (C) FLAIR MRI images. MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; PLS, partial least squares.
Feature fusion result after applying PLS for (A) T1 MRI images, (B) T2 MRI images, and (C) FLAIR MRI images. MRI, magnetic resonance imaging; PLS, partial least squares.

Figure 9:

Final accuracy chart and computational time chart based on the proposed method with different classifiers for BraTS2019 with 35 fused features via PLS. PLS, partial least squares.
Final accuracy chart and computational time chart based on the proposed method with different classifiers for BraTS2019 with 35 fused features via PLS. PLS, partial least squares.

Figure 10:

ROC curve for the proposed method on BraTS2019.
ROC curve for the proposed method on BraTS2019.

Figure 11:

Segmented results on the BraTS19 dataset.
Segmented results on the BraTS19 dataset.

Figure 12:

Accuracy chart of the proposed method with different classifiers for BraTS2018 with 35 fused features via PLS. PLS, partial least squares.
Accuracy chart of the proposed method with different classifiers for BraTS2018 with 35 fused features via PLS. PLS, partial least squares.

Figure 13:

ROC curve for the proposed method on BraTS2018.
ROC curve for the proposed method on BraTS2018.

Figure 14:

Segmented results on the BraTS18 dataset.
Segmented results on the BraTS18 dataset.

Comparison of results based on different classifiers using fused features of image (brats2018)

Number of features usedTechniqueFeature extractionFusion methodAccuracyComputational time (s)
5SVMLTcPPLS81.582.3
5Naïve Bayes 81.781.9
5Softmax 82.283.8
5Decision tree 81.882.6
10SVMLTcPPLS83.585.3
10Naïve Bayes 84.382.1
10Softmax 80.583.8
10Decision tree 81.685.4
15SVMLTcPPLS84.788.9
15Naïve Bayes 84.687.9
15Softmax 82.385.4
15Decision tree 86.586.6
20SVMLTcPPLS85.691.7
20Naïve Bayes 84.692.6
20Softmax 81.397.8
20Decision tree 82.599.3
25SVMLTcPPLS85.292.4
25Naïve Bayes 83.598.7
25Softmax 81.2101.4
25Decision tree 83.7109
30SVMLTcPPLS85.292.6
30Naïve Bayes 85.699.4
30Softmax 81.2104.8
30Decision tree 83.6111.3
35SVMLTcpPLS85.894.4
35Naïve Bayes 84.698.7
35Softmax 85.8105.3
35Decision tree 84.6118.2

Numbers of features extracted using the proposed method

Method (features extraction)Number of features
LTcP (proposed method)42
LTrP [18]35
LBP [15]10
GLCM [26]19
GLRM [27]7

Comparison of results based on different classifiers using various numbers of fused features of the image (brats2019)

Number of features usedTechniqueFeature extractionFusion methodAccuracyComputational time (s)
−5SVMLTcPPLS80.282.3
5Naïve Bayes 79.681.9
5Softmax 79.283.8
5Decision tree 7582.6
10SVMLTcPPLS82.385.3
10Naïve Bayes 80.182.1
10Softmax 82.283.8
10Decision tree 79.685.4
15SVMLTcPPLS87.888.9
15Naïve Bayes 85.487.9
15Softmax 87.385.4
15Decision tree 84.886.6
20SVMLTcPPLS88.691.7
20Naïve Bayes 88.592.6
20Softmax 89.897.8
20Decision tree 87.599.3
25SVMLTcPPLS89.792.4
25Naïve Bayes 86.798.7
25Softmax 88.4101.4
25Decision tree 87.5109
30SVMLTcPPLS91.492.6
30Naïve Bayes 90.299.7
30Softmax 87.5105.4
30Decision tree 89.4112.5
35SVMLTcpPLS91.494.4
35Naïve Bayes 90.298.7
35Softmax 90.3106.1
35Decision tree 90.5120.3

Comparison among approaches based on recall and F1 score on the brats2018 dataset

ApproachRecallF1 score
SVM94.6093.20
Naïve Bayes89.4588.80
Softmax94.4592.93
Decision Tree89.3489.35
Proposed approach (SVM as classifier)95.9096.80
Proposed approach (Naïve Bayes as classifier)94.0394.5
Proposed approach (Softmax as classifier)95.1096.95
Proposed approach (decision tree as classifier)93.2094.10
Language: English
Submitted on: Jul 8, 2025
Published on: Oct 20, 2025
Published by: Professor Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 times per year

© 2025 Ravi Prakash Chaturvedi, Annu Mishra, Mohd Dilshad Ansari, Ajay Shriram Kushwaha, Prakhar Mittal, Rajneesh Kumar Singh, published by Professor Subhas Chandra Mukhopadhyay
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