Shape-Based Features for Cat Ganglion Retinal Cells Classification

This article presents a quantitative and objective approach to cat ganglion cell characterization and classification. The combination of several biologically relevant features such as diameter, eccentricity, fractal dimension, influence histogram, influence area, convex hull area, and convex hull di...

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Published in:Real-time imaging 2002-06, Vol.8 (3), p.213-226
Main Authors: Coelho, Regina Celia, Gesù, Vito Di, Bosco, Giosuè Lo, Tanaka, Júlia Sawaki, Valenti, Cesare
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Language:English
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Summary:This article presents a quantitative and objective approach to cat ganglion cell characterization and classification. The combination of several biologically relevant features such as diameter, eccentricity, fractal dimension, influence histogram, influence area, convex hull area, and convex hull diameter are derived from geometrical transforms and then processed by three different clustering methods (Ward's hierarchical scheme, K-means and genetic algorithm), whose results are then combined by a voting strategy. These experiments indicate the superiority of some features and also suggest some possible biological implications.
ISSN:1077-2014
1096-116X
DOI:10.1006/rtim.2002.0281