Feature-based registration of confocal fluorescence endomicroscopy images

Feng Zhao, Feng Lin, Kemao Qian, Hock Soon Seah, Sun Yuan Kung

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Abstract

In this paper, we propose a feature-based registration algorithm for the confocal fluorescence images captured by an endomicroscopy system. We first extract a number of feature points from the endomicroscopy images by applying the binarization-thinning process and using the Rutovitz crossing number. These feature points are then post-processed to eliminate the spurious ones. After that we use the purified feature points to complete the image registration between every two consecutive slice images. The aligned image stack will be finally utilized to reconstruct and visualize the 3D structure of the living cell and tissue in real time, which provides the opportunity for the clinicians to diagnose various diseases including the early-stage cancers.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2009 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, ICIP 2009 - Proceedings
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages2517-2520
Number of pages4
ISBN (Print)9781424456543
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Event2009 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, ICIP 2009 - Cairo, Egypt
Duration: Nov 7 2009Nov 10 2009

Publication series

NameProceedings - International Conference on Image Processing, ICIP
ISSN (Print)1522-4880

Other

Other2009 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing, ICIP 2009
Country/TerritoryEgypt
CityCairo
Period11/7/0911/10/09

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Software
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Signal Processing

Keywords

  • Cellular registration
  • Confocal fluorescence image
  • Endomicroscopic imaging
  • Feature extraction

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