Image Pre-Processing

Krig, Scott

doi:10.1007/978-1-4302-5930-5_2

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“…Since different imaging modalities produce images characterized by different resolution, noise and contrast, different pre-processing techniques have to be employed. An exhaustive review on pre-processing algorithms is presented in [122].…”

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Blood vessel segmentation algorithms — Review of methods, datasets and evaluation metrics

Moccia

Momi

Hadji

et al. 2018

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

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Abstract-Background: Blood vessel segmentation is a topic of high interest in medical image analysis since the analysis of vessels is crucial for diagnosis, treatment planning and execution, and evaluation of clinical outcomes in different fields, including laryngology, neurosurgery and ophthalmology. Automatic or semiautomatic vessel segmentation can support clinicians in performing these tasks. Different medical imaging techniques are currently used in clinical practice and an appropriate choice of the segmentation algorithm is mandatory to deal with the adopted imaging technique characteristics (e.g. resolution, noise and vessel contrast).Objective: This paper aims at reviewing the most recent and innovative blood vessel segmentation algorithms. Among the algorithms and approaches considered, we deeply investigated the most novel blood vessel segmentation including machine learning, deformable model, and tracking-based approaches.Method: This paper analyzes more than 100 articles focused on blood vessel segmentation methods. For each analyzed approach, summary tables are presented reporting imaging technique used, anatomical region and performance measures employed. Benefits and disadvantages of each method are highlighted.Discussion: Despite the constant progress and efforts addressed in the field, several issues still need to be overcome. A relevant limitation consists in the segmentation of pathological vessels. Unfortunately, not consistent research effort has been addressed to this issue yet. Research is needed since some of the main assumptions made for healthy vessels (such as linearity and circular cross-section) do not hold in pathological tissues, which on the other hand require new vessel model formulations. Moreover, image intensity drops, noise and low contrast still represent an important obstacle for the achievement of a high-quality enhancement. This is particularly true for optical imaging, where the image quality is usually lower in terms of noise and contrast with respect to magnetic resonance and computer tomography angiography. Conclusion:No single segmentation approach is suitable for all the different anatomical region or imaging modalities, thus the primary goal of this review was to provide an up to date source of information about the state of the art of the vessel segmentation algorithms so that the most suitable methods can be chosen according to the specific task.

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Blood vessel segmentation algorithms — Review of methods, datasets and evaluation metrics

Moccia

Momi

Hadji

et al. 2018

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine

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263

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“…The filtering operations are carried out to improve or enhance the quality of the ROI. This can be realized by various pre-processing techniques such as removing the noise that exists in the image, adjusting the illumination that appears in the pixels of the image, blurry image correction, edge enhancement, statistical and math processing and morphology [18].…”

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Advances in lane marking detection algorithms for all-weather conditions

Ghani

Besar

Sani

et al. 2021

IJECE

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Driving vehicles in all-weather conditions is challenging as the lane markers tend to be unclear to the drivers for detecting the lanes. Moreover, the vehicles will move slower hence increasing the road traffic congestion which causes difficulties in detecting the lane markers especially for advanced driving assistance systems (ADAS). Therefore, this paper conducts a thorough review on vision-based lane marking detection algorithms developed for all-weather conditions. The review methodology consists of two major areas, which are a review on the general system models employed in the lane marking detection algorithms and a review on the types of weather conditions considered for the algorithms. Throughout the review process, it is observed that the lane marking detection algorithms in literature have mostly considered weather conditions such as fog, rain, haze and snow. A new contour-angle method has also been proposed for lane marker detection. Most of the research work focus on lane detection, but the classification of the types of lane markers remains a significant research gap that is worth to be addressed for ADAS and intelligent transport systems.

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“…Two major application areas of digital image processing are the enhancement of pictorial information for human interpretation and organizing of scene data for autonomous machine perception [25]. The computational approach in image analysis includes various processing techniques, namely enhancement, segmentation, detection of the region of interest, pre-filtering method, thresholding technique and morphological operations [26].…”

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Digital Analysis of Geo-Referenced Concrete Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) Images

Ahamad

Maizul

2020

Civil and Environmental Engineering Reports

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The microstructural evaluation of complex cementitious materials has been made possible by the microscopic imaging tools such as Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) and X-Ray Microanalysis. Particularly, the application of concrete SEM imaging and digital image analysis have become common in the analysis and mapping of concrete technology. In this study, six samples of two-dimensional (2D) SEM images were spatially resampled to produce Geo-referenced SEM sample images. Subsequently, they were analyzed and the intensity histogram plot was produced to facilitate visual interpretation. The consecutive digital image analysis performed was the enhancement and noise removal process using two filtering methods i.e. median and adaptive box filter. The filtered resampled images, then undergone the unsupervised K-Means classification process to collectively separate each individual pixel corresponds to the spectral data. By spatial segmentation of K-Means algorithms, the cluster groups generated were carefully reviewed before proceeding to the final analysis. From the resulting data, the mapping of the spatial distribution of k-cluster and the quantification of micro-cracks (voids) were performed. The results of the SEM images (1st - 4th sample) showed a higher percentage of k-cluster data indicating a good correlation with the major elemental composition of EDX analysis, namely Oxide (O), Silicon (Si) and Carbon (C). Meanwhile, the subjective visual assessment of the image (5th and 6th sample) has confirmed the micro-crack developments on the concrete SEM images upon which the crack density was 3.02 % and 1.30 %, respectively.

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Image Pre-Processing

Cited by 25 publications

References 557 publications

Blood vessel segmentation algorithms — Review of methods, datasets and evaluation metrics

Blood vessel segmentation algorithms — Review of methods, datasets and evaluation metrics

Advances in lane marking detection algorithms for all-weather conditions

Digital Analysis of Geo-Referenced Concrete Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) Images

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