Title
Automatic nuclei detection on cytological images using the firefly optimization algorithm
Abstract
The firefly algorithm is a powerful optimization method inspired by the flashing behavior of fireflies. In our work on computer aided breast cancer diagnosis we met a problem of automatic marking of nuclei. Our system is based on analysis of microscopic images of fine needle biopsy material. The task of the system is to identify benign and malignant lesions (optionally it can also distinguish fibroadenoma). For this purpose it extracts nuclei from cytological images in segmentation phase, then it determines their morphometric features and finally classifies the case. Some segmentation methods require a preliminary selection of objects on the image. We have adapted the firefly algorithm to this task. We have also proposed an initialization procedure. The method was experimentally shown to be satisfactorily effective. The approach was tested with real case medical data collected from patients of the Regional Hospital in Zielona Góra.
Year
DOI
Venue
2012
10.1007/978-3-642-31196-3_9
ITIB
Keywords
Field
DocType
segmentation method,fine needle biopsy material,cytological image,automatic nuclei detection,firefly optimization algorithm,real case,segmentation phase,firefly algorithm,regional hospital,powerful optimization method,breast cancer diagnosis,zielona g
Regional hospital,Computer vision,Segmentation,Computer-aided,Computer-aided diagnosis,Firefly algorithm,Optimization algorithm,Artificial intelligence,Initialization,Engineering,Firefly protocol
Conference
Volume
ISSN
Citations 
7339
0302-9743
5
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.75
5
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Paweł Filipczuk11006.44
Weronika Wojtak283.34
Andrzej Obuchowicz37610.10