Automatic tear film segmentation based on texture analysis and region growing

Beatriz Remeseiro; Katherine M. Oliver; Eilidh Martin; Alan Tomlinson; Daniel G. Villaverde; Manuel G. Penedo

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-11755-3_21

Automatic tear film segmentation based on texture analysis and region growing

Beatriz Remeseiro, Katherine M. Oliver, Eilidh Martin, Alan Tomlinson, Daniel G. Villaverde, Manuel G. Penedo

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Abstract

Dry eye syndrome is a prevalent disease characterized by symptoms of discomfort and ocular surface damage. It can be identified by several types of diagnostic tests, one of which consists in capturing the appearance of the tear film by means of the Doane interferometer. Previous research has demonstrated that this manual test can be automated, with the benefits of saving time for experts and providing unbiased results. However, most images are made up of a combination of different patterns which makes their classification into one single category per eye not always possible. In this sense, this paper presents a first attempt to segment tear film images based on the interference patterns, and so to detect multiple categories in each individual subject. The adequacy of the proposed methodology was demonstrated since it provides reliable results in comparison with the practitioners’ annotations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Image Analysis and Recognition: 11th International Conference, ICIAR 2014, Vilamoura, Portugal, October 22-24, 2014, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)
Editors	Aurelio Campilho, Mohamed Kamel
Publisher	Springer
Pages	185-192
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9783319117546
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11755-3_21
Publication status	Published - 27 Oct 2014

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume	8815

Keywords

dry eye disease
tear film
image segmentation
texture analysis
seeded region growing

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Remeseiro, B., Oliver, K. M., Martin, E., Tomlinson, A., Villaverde, D. G., & Penedo, M. G. (2014). Automatic tear film segmentation based on texture analysis and region growing. In A. Campilho, & M. Kamel (Eds.), Image Analysis and Recognition: 11th International Conference, ICIAR 2014, Vilamoura, Portugal, October 22-24, 2014, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture Notes in Computer Science) (pp. 185-192). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; Vol. 8815). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11755-3_21

Remeseiro, Beatriz ; Oliver, Katherine M. ; Martin, Eilidh ; Tomlinson, Alan ; Villaverde, Daniel G. ; Penedo, Manuel G. / Automatic tear film segmentation based on texture analysis and region growing. Image Analysis and Recognition: 11th International Conference, ICIAR 2014, Vilamoura, Portugal, October 22-24, 2014, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). editor / Aurelio Campilho ; Mohamed Kamel. Springer, 2014. pp. 185-192 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science ).

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Remeseiro, B, Oliver, KM, Martin, E , Tomlinson, A, Villaverde, DG & Penedo, MG 2014, Automatic tear film segmentation based on texture analysis and region growing. in A Campilho & M Kamel (eds), Image Analysis and Recognition: 11th International Conference, ICIAR 2014, Vilamoura, Portugal, October 22-24, 2014, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). Lecture Notes in Computer Science , vol. 8815, Springer, pp. 185-192. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11755-3_21

Automatic tear film segmentation based on texture analysis and region growing. / Remeseiro, Beatriz; Oliver, Katherine M.; Martin, Eilidh ; Tomlinson, Alan; Villaverde, Daniel G.; Penedo, Manuel G.

Image Analysis and Recognition: 11th International Conference, ICIAR 2014, Vilamoura, Portugal, October 22-24, 2014, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). ed. / Aurelio Campilho; Mohamed Kamel. Springer, 2014. p. 185-192 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science ; Vol. 8815).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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Remeseiro B, Oliver KM, Martin E , Tomlinson A, Villaverde DG, Penedo MG. Automatic tear film segmentation based on texture analysis and region growing. In Campilho A, Kamel M, editors, Image Analysis and Recognition: 11th International Conference, ICIAR 2014, Vilamoura, Portugal, October 22-24, 2014, Proceedings, Part II (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). Springer. 2014. p. 185-192. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science ). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-11755-3_21