An Advanced Image Analysis Tool for the Quantification and Characterization of Breast Cancer in Microscopy Images

Overview

Journal J Med Syst

Specialty Medical Informatics

Date 2015 Feb 15

PMID 25681102

Citations 4

Authors

Theodosios Goudas

Ilias Maglogiannis

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Abstract

The paper presents an advanced image analysis tool for the accurate and fast characterization and quantification of cancer and apoptotic cells in microscopy images. The proposed tool utilizes adaptive thresholding and a Support Vector Machines classifier. The segmentation results are enhanced through a Majority Voting and a Watershed technique, while an object labeling algorithm has been developed for the fast and accurate validation of the recognized cells. Expert pathologists evaluated the tool and the reported results are satisfying and reproducible.

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