Weak label based Bayesian U-Net for optic disc segmentation in fundus images

• Published in: Artificial intelligence in medicine Vol. 126; p. 102261
• Main Authors: Xiong, Hao, Liu, Sidong, Sharan, Roneel V., Coiera, Enrico, Berkovsky, Shlomo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.04.2022
• Subjects: Bayesian U-Net; Expectation-maximization; Fundus image; Optic disc segmentation; Weak labels; Fundus image; Bayesian U-Net; Expectation-maximization; Weak labels; Optic disc segmentation

Fundus images have been widely used in routine examinations of ophthalmic diseases. For some diseases, the pathological changes mainly occur around the optic disc area; therefore, detection and segmentation of the optic disc are critical pre-processing steps in fundus image analysis. Current machine...