Brain segmentation is a critical task in medical imaging, particularly in the diagnosis and treatment of neurological disorders such as tumors, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, and traumatic brain injuries. Accurate segmentation enables better visualization of brain structures, supports surgical planning, and aids in the evaluation of disease progression. Traditional approaches, such as thresholding and clustering, often struggle with noise, intensity inhomogeneity, and anatomical variability. Recent advances in deep learning, particularly convolutional neural networks (CNNs) and U-Net architectures, have significantly improved the accuracy and robustness of brain segmentation systems. This paper presents a comprehensive review and experimental framework for brain segmentation using deep learning approaches, highlighting preprocessing techniques, dataset considerations, evaluation metrics, and potential clinical applications. Results demonstrate the superiority of CNN-based models over traditional methods, with Dice similarity coefficients consistently above 0.85 on standard benchmarks. The study concludes that deep learning-based segmentation provides a scalable and reliable solution for modern medical imaging, though challenges remain in computational cost and generalizability across datasets.
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