Abstract:
Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to segmenting a digital image of biological tissue into biological units, such as cells. A first weak or data driven segmentation is generated using image data representing the digital image to segment the digital image into a first set of biological units. Applying a geometric model, each unit in the first set of biological units is ranked based on a similarity in shape and scale between the unit and one or more other units in the image. A subset of units from the first set of biological units is selected based on the rank of each biological unit relative to a predetermined threshold rank. A second weak or data driven segmentation may then be generated using image data including the subset of biological units to segment that portion of the digital image into a second set of biological units.
Abstract:
Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to segmenting a digital image of biological tissue into biological units, such as cells. A first weak or data driven segmentation is generated using image data representing the digital image to segment the digital image into a first set of biological units. Applying a geometric model, each unit in the first set of biological units is ranked based on a similarity in shape and scale between the unit and one or more other units in the image. A subset of units from the first set of biological units is selected based on the rank of each biological unit relative to a predetermined threshold rank. A second weak or data driven segmentation may then be generated using image data including the subset of biological units to segment that portion of the digital image into a second set of biological units.
Abstract:
A method of segmenting a digital image of biological tissue includes accessing a ranking model calculated from training data representing shapes of conforming and non-conforming biological unit exemplars. The ranking model may include support vectors defining a hyperplane in a vector space. The method further includes accessing image data representing the digital image, identifying a first shape and a set of second constituent shapes in the digital image, wherein the first shape comprises a union of the set of second constituent shapes, determining a rank of a first data point in the image data corresponding to the first shape and a rank of a second data point in the image data corresponding to the set of second constituent shapes into the vector space, and segmenting the digital image using the first shape or the set of second constituent shapes based on which data point has a greater respective rank.
Abstract:
A method of segmenting a digital image of biological tissue includes accessing a ranking model calculated from training data representing shapes of conforming and non-conforming biological unit exemplars. The ranking model may include support vectors defining a hyperplane in a vector space. The method further includes accessing image data representing the digital image, identifying a first shape and a set of second constituent shapes in the digital image, wherein the first shape comprises a union of the set of second constituent shapes, determining a rank of a first data point in the image data corresponding to the first shape and a rank of a second data point in the image data corresponding to the set of second constituent shapes into the vector space, and segmenting the digital image using the first shape or the set of second constituent shapes based on which data point has a greater respective rank.