A color and shape based algorithm for segmentation of white blood cells in peripheral blood and bone marrow images

• Published in: Cytometry. Part A Vol. 85; no. 6; pp. 480 - 490
• Main Authors: Arslan, Salim, Ozyurek, Emel, Gunduz‐Demir, Cigdem
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2014
• Subjects: Algorithms; blasts; Bone Marrow Cells - pathology; bone marrow images; cell segmentation; Humans; Image Enhancement - methods; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted - methods; leukemia; Leukemia, Biphenotypic, Acute - diagnosis; Leukemia, Biphenotypic, Acute - pathology; Leukocytes - pathology; marker‐controlled watersheds; Microscopy; Pattern Recognition, Automated - methods; peripheral blood images; white blood cells; marker-controlled watersheds; blasts; leukemia; white blood cells; bone marrow images; microscopy; cell segmentation; peripheral blood images
• ISSN: 1552-4922; 1552-4930; 1552-4930
• DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.22457

Computer‐based imaging systems are becoming important tools for quantitative assessment of peripheral blood and bone marrow samples to help experts diagnose blood disorders such as acute leukemia. These systems generally initiate a segmentation stage where white blood cells are separated from the ba...