Data cluster analysis-based classification of overlapping nuclei in Pap smear samples

GÜVEN M., CENGİZLER Ç.

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING ONLINE, vol.13, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 13
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1186/1475-925x-13-159
  • Journal Name: BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING ONLINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Keywords: Pap smear, Nuclei, Overlapped, Clustering, CELL-NUCLEI, SEGMENTATION, CYTOPLASM
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: The extraction of overlapping cell nuclei is a critical issue in automated diagnosis systems. Due to the similarities between overlapping and malignant nuclei, misclassification of the overlapped regions can affect the automated systems' final decision. In this paper, we present a method for detecting overlapping cell nuclei in Pap smear samples.