title: An automated method for segmentation of epithelial cervical cells in images of ThinPrep.
abstract: We present an automated method for segmentation of epithelial cells in images taken from ThinPrep scenes by a digital camera in a cytology lab. The method covers both steps of localization of cell objects in low resolution and detection of cytoplasm and nucleus boundary in high resolution. The underlying method makes use of geometric active contours as a powerful tool of segmentation. We also provide the analysis of the connected cells. For this purpose an automatic circular decomposition method is incorporated and adapted to the application by changing its segmentation condition. The results are evaluated numerically and compared with those of previous work in literature.
authors: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran. nmohaghegh@ec.iut.ac.ir
authors: Negar M
authors: NM
authors: Harandi
authors: Saeed
authors: S
authors: Sadri
authors: Noushin A
authors: NA
authors: Moghaddam
authors: Rassul
authors: R
authors: Amirfattahi
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D008867:Microtomy; D014626:Vaginal Smears / Q000379:methods