title: Optimal wavelet transform for the detection of microaneurysms in retina photographs.
abstract: In this paper, we propose an automatic method to detect microaneurysms in retina photographs. Microaneurysms are the most frequent and usually the first lesions to appear as a consequence of diabetic retinopathy. So, their detection is necessary for both screening the pathology and follow up (progression measurement). Automating this task, which is currently performed manually, would bring more objectivity and reproducibility. We propose to detect them by locally matching a lesion template in subbands of wavelet transformed images. To improve the method performance, we have searched for the best adapted wavelet within the lifting scheme framework. The optimization process is based on a genetic algorithm followed by Powell's direction set descent. Results are evaluated on 120 retinal images analyzed by an expert and the optimal wavelet is compared to different conventional mother wavelets. These images are of three different modalities: there are color photographs, green filtered photographs, and angiographs. Depending on the imaging modality, microaneurysms were detected with a sensitivity of respectively 89.62%, 90.24%, and 93.74% and a positive predictive value of respectively 89.50%, 89.75%, and 91.67%, which is better than previously published methods.
authors.affiliation: INSTITUT TELECOM, TELECOM Bretag, F-29200 Brest, France.
authors.forename: Gwénolé
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Quellec
authors.forename: Mathieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lamard
authors.forename: Pierre Marie
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Josselin
authors.forename: Guy
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cazuguel
authors.forename: Béatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Cochener
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Roux
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000783:Aneurysm / Q000473:pathology*; D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D003930:Diabetic Retinopathy / Q000473:pathology*; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated / Q000379:methods*; D010781:Photography / Q000379:methods*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012161:Retinal Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D042262:Retinoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
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