Fast and accurate identification of fat droplets in histological images. Issue 2 (September 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Homeyer, André; Schenk, Andrea; Arlt, Janine; Dahmen, Uta; Dirsch, Olaf; Hahn, Horst K.
• Is Part Of: Computer methods and programs in biomedicine. Volume 121:Issue 2(2015)
• Page Start: 59
• Page End: 65
• Publication Date: 2015-09
• Subjects: Medicine -- Computer programs -- Periodicals; Biology -- Computer programs -- Periodicals; Computers -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Médecine -- Logiciels -- Périodiques; Biologie -- Logiciels -- Périodiques; Biology -- Computer programs; Medicine -- Computer programs; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 610.28
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cmpb.2015.05.009
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0169-2607

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="list0005"> <list-item id="listitem0005"> <label></label> <p id="p0005">A new method for identifying fat droplets in histological images is presented.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="listitem0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0010">Adjacency statistics are utilized as shape features.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="listitem0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0015">Fat droplets are identified with high sensitivity and specificity.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="listitem0020"> <label></label> <p id="p0020">Adjacency statistics greatly improve the identification of clustered fat droplets.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="listitem0025"> <label></label> <p id="p0025">The method can be quickly executed on standard computers.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>