Actin filament segmentation using spatiotemporal active-surface and active-contour models

Hongsheng Li, Tian Shen, Dimitrios Vavylonis, Xiaolei Huang

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Abstract

We introduce a novel algorithm for actin filament segmentation in a 2D TIRFM image sequence. We treat the 2D time-lapse sequence as a 3D image volume and propose an over-grown active surface model to segment the body of a filament on all slices simultaneously. In order to locate the two ends of the filament on the over-grown surface, a novel 2D spatiotemporal domain is created based on the resulting surface. Two 2D active contour models deform in this domain to locate the two filament ends accurately. Evaluation on TIRFM image sequences with very low SNRs and comparison with a previous method demonstrate the accuracy and robustness of this approach.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationMedical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI2010 - 13th International Conference, Proceedings
Pages86-94
Number of pages9
EditionPART 1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010
Event13th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2010 - Beijing, China
Duration: Sep 20 2010Sep 24 2010

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
NumberPART 1
Volume6361 LNCS
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference13th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2010
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period9/20/109/24/10

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Theoretical Computer Science
  • General Computer Science

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