Towards automatic grading of nuclear cataract

Huiqi Li, Joo Hwee Lim, Jiang Liu, Tien Yin Wong

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Abstract

Objective quantification of lens images is essential for cataract assessment and treatment. In this paper, bottom-up and top-down strategies are combined to detect the lens contour from the slit-lamp images. The center of the lens is localized by horizontal and vertical intensity profile clustering and the lens contour is estimated by fitting an ellipse. A modified active shape model (ASM) is further applied to detect the contour of the lens. The average intensity inside the lens is employed as the indicator of nuclear opacity. The relationship between our automated nuclear cataract assessment and the clinical grading is analyzed. The preliminary study of forty images shows that the difference between automatic grading and clinical grading is acceptable.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication29th Annual International Conference of IEEE-EMBS, Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC'07
Pages4961-4964
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2007
Externally publishedYes
Event29th Annual International Conference of IEEE-EMBS, Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC'07 - Lyon, France
Duration: 23 Aug 200726 Aug 2007

Publication series

NameAnnual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings
ISSN (Print)0589-1019

Conference

Conference29th Annual International Conference of IEEE-EMBS, Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC'07
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityLyon
Period23/08/0726/08/07

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Signal Processing
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
  • Health Informatics

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