Automatic segmentation and classification of tendon nuclei from IHC stained images

Chan Pang Kuok, Po Ting Wu, I. Ming Jou, Fong Chin Su, Yung Nien Sun

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Abstract

Immunohistochemical (IHC) staining is commonly used for detecting cells in microscopy. It is used for analyzing many types of diseases, e.g. breast cancer. Dispersion problem often exist at cell staining which will affect the accuracy of automatic counting. In this paper, we introduce a new method to overcome this problem. Otsu's thresholding method is first applied to exclude the background, so that only cells with dispersed staining are left at foreground, and then refinement will be applied by local adaptive thresholding method according to the irregularity index of the segmented shape at foreground. The segmentation results are also compared to the refinement results using Otsu's thresholding method. Cell classification based on the shape and color indices obtained from the segmentation result is applied to determine the cell condition into normal, abnormal and suspected abnormal cases.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSeventh International Conference on Graphic and Image Processing, ICGIP 2015
EditorsXudong Jiang, Xudong Jiang, Yulin Wang, Xudong Jiang, Yulin Wang, Xudong Jiang, Yulin Wang, Yulin Wang
PublisherSPIE
ISBN (Electronic)9781510600584, 9781510600584, 9781510600584, 9781510600584
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015
Event7th International Conference on Graphic and Image Processing, ICGIP 2015 - Singapore, Singapore
Duration: 2015 Oct 232015 Oct 25

Publication series

NameProceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Volume9817
ISSN (Print)0277-786X
ISSN (Electronic)1996-756X

Other

Other7th International Conference on Graphic and Image Processing, ICGIP 2015
Country/TerritorySingapore
CitySingapore
Period15-10-2315-10-25

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Applied Mathematics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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