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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-12-29
pubmed:abstractText
An image segmentation algorithm, based on boundary tracking, was introduced to achieve automatic segmentation of nuclei. This will improve reliability and reproducibility for the computer-assisted grading of routinely stained material, especially from biopsies, which often offer only scanty clinical material. Nuclear grading systems using karyometric features were developed earlier. However, hematoxylin and eosin-stained tissues have proven difficult for automatic segmentation, which is a crucial part of an objective grading system. In this paper we describe an automatic tracking method that traces nuclear boundaries on the basis of edge information and local boundary features. There were two phases to the procedure. First, approximate boundaries were extracted by automatic thresholding; then, boundaries were refined through interactive tracking. The results are encouraging.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0884-6812
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
16
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
240-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
An algorithm for automatic tracking of nuclear boundaries.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107-5244.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.