title: The Hough transform for locating cell nuclei.
abstract: A method of cytologic image segmentation that works purely on the basis of geometric information is described. Cell nuclei are assumed to be circular or elliptical. The latest ellipse-finding Hough transform is then used to locate the nuclei. The results are encouraging.
authors.affiliation: Department of Electrical Engineering, University College of Swansea, Wales.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Luxmoore
mesh_terms: D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D003584:Cytological Techniques; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008954:Models, Biological