Automatic Classification of Serrated Patterns in Direct Immunofluorescence Images

Chenyu Shi, Joost Meijer, Jiapan Guo, George Azzopardi, Marcel F. Jonkman, Nicolai Petkov

OnderzoeksoutputAcademic

Samenvatting

Direct immunofluorescence (DIF) images are used by clinical experts for the diagnosis of autoimmune blistering diseases. The analysis of serration patterns in DIF images concerns two types of patterns, namely n- and u-serrated. Manual analysis is time-consuming and challenging due to noise. We propose an algorithm for the automatic classification of serrated patterns in DIF images. We first segment the epidermal basement membrane zone (BMZ) where n- and u-serrated patterns are typically found. Then, we apply a bank of B-COSFIRE filters to detect ridges and determine their orientations with respect to the BMZ. Finally, we classify an image by comparing its normalized histogram of relative orientations with those of the training images using a nearest neighbor approach. We achieve a recognition rate of 84.4% on a UMCG data set of 416 DIF images, which is comparable to 83.4% by clinical experts.
Originele taal-2English
Titel Autonomous Systems 2015 - Proceedings of the 8th GI Conference
UitgeverijVDI Verlag
Pagina's61-69
Aantal pagina's9
ISBN van geprinte versie978-3-18-384210-0
StatusPublished - 2015
EvenementAutonomous Systems 2015-the 8th GI Conference - Hotel Sabina Playa C/ Es Rafal nº 4,07560, Cala Millor, Spain
Duur: 25-okt.-201530-okt.-2015

Publicatie series

NaamFortschritt-Berichte VDI. Informatik/Kommunikationstechnik
Volume842
ISSN van geprinte versie0178-9627

Conference

ConferenceAutonomous Systems 2015-the 8th GI Conference
Land/RegioSpain
StadCala Millor
Periode25/10/201530/10/2015

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