Automatic colonic lesion detection and tracking in endoscopic videos

Wenjing Li; Ulf Gustafsson; Yoursif A-Rahim

doi:10.1117/12.877879

9 March 2011 Automatic colonic lesion detection and tracking in endoscopic videos

Wenjing Li, Ulf Gustafsson, Yoursif A-Rahim

Proceedings Volume 7963, Medical Imaging 2011: Computer-Aided Diagnosis; 79632L (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.877879
Event: SPIE Medical Imaging, 2011, Lake Buena Vista (Orlando), Florida, United States

Abstract

The biology of colorectal cancer offers an opportunity for both early detection and prevention. Compared with other imaging modalities, optical colonoscopy is the procedure of choice for simultaneous detection and removal of colonic polyps. Computer assisted screening makes it possible to assist physicians and potentially improve the accuracy of the diagnostic decision during the exam. This paper presents an unsupervised method to detect and track colonic lesions in endoscopic videos. The aim of the lesion screening and tracking is to facilitate detection of polyps and abnormal mucosa in real time as the physician is performing the procedure. For colonic lesion detection, the conventional marker controlled watershed based segmentation is used to segment the colonic lesions, followed by an adaptive ellipse fitting strategy to further validate the shape. For colonic lesion tracking, a mean shift tracker with background modeling is used to track the target region from the detection phase. The approach has been tested on colonoscopy videos acquired during regular colonoscopic procedures and demonstrated promising results.

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Wenjing Li, Ulf Gustafsson, and Yoursif A-Rahim "Automatic colonic lesion detection and tracking in endoscopic videos", Proc. SPIE 7963, Medical Imaging 2011: Computer-Aided Diagnosis, 79632L (9 March 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.877879

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