Dual-Model Automatic Detection of Nerve-Fibres in Corneal Confocal Microscopy Images
(0) Corneal Confocal Microscopy (CCM) imaging is non-invasive surrogate of detecting, quantifying and monitoring diabetic peripheral neuropathy. This paper presents an automated method for detecting nerve-fibres from CCM images using a dual-model detection algorithm and compares the performance to well-established texture and feature detection methods. The algorithm comprises two separate models, one for the background and another for the foreground (nerve-fibres), which work interactively. Our evaluation shows significant improvement (p ≈ 0) in both error rate and signal-to-noise ratio of this model over the competitor methods. The automatic method is also evaluated in comparison with manual ground truth analysis in assessing diabetic neuropathy on the basis of nerve-fibre length, and shows a strong correlation (r = 0.92). Both analyses significantly separate diabetic patients from control subjects (p ≈ 0).
M.A.Dabbah J.Graham I.Petropoulos M.Tavakoli R.A.Malik
Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering (ISBE),The University of Manchester, Oxford Rd,Mancheste Cardiovascular Research Group, The University of Manchester,46 Grafton St., Manchester, M13 9NT, UK Cardiovascular Research Group, The University of Manchester, 46 Grafton St., Manchester, M13 9NT, UK
国际会议
北京
英文
300-307
2010-09-01（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）