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CIS 2005: Computational Intelligence and Security pp 833–838Cite as

A Novel Fusing Algorithm for Retinal Fundus Images

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In this paper, a novel fusing method for fundus retinal images based on robust registration techniques is proposed. In order to construct precise fusion map, we apply a ‘coarse-to-fine’ mapping strategy to accurately align pairs of identified vascular trees of retinas. A coarse mapping algorithm that exploits rigid model is first performed to maximize the goodness of fit between the vascular features over two time periods. However, the results suffer from local misalignment due to the inherent imprecise characteristics of the simplified model. A fine mapping algorithm is employed to eliminate ‘ghost vessels’ based on a local elastic matching technique. The transformed vectors for pixels in the registered fundus image are conveniently calculated by combining the local move vector and the global model transformed vector. Experiment results demonstrate nearly perfect fusion maps of several retinal fundus images in terms of visual inspection.

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  1. College of Computer Science, Chongqing University, Chongqing, 400044, China

    Bin Fang, Xinge You & Yuan Yan Tang

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  1. Microelectronic Instiute, Xidian University, 710071, Xi’an, China

    Yue Hao

  2. Department of Computer Science, Hong Kong Baptist University, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong

    Jiming Liu

  3. School of Computer Science and Technology, Xidian University, Xi’an, China

    Yuping Wang

  4. Department of Computer Science, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong,  

    Yiu-ming Cheung

  5. School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester, UK

    Hujun Yin

  6. Life Science Research Center, School of Electronic Engineering, Xidian University, 710071, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

    Licheng Jiao

  7. Key Laboratory of Computer Networks and Information Security (Ministry of Education), Xidian University, 710071, Xi’an, China

    Jianfeng Ma

  8. National Laboratory of Antennas and Microwave Technology, Xidian University, 710071, Xi’an, Shanxi, P.R. China

    Yong-Chang Jiao

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Fang, B., You, X., Tang, Y.Y. (2005). A Novel Fusing Algorithm for Retinal Fundus Images. In: Hao, Y., et al. Computational Intelligence and Security. CIS 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 3801. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11596448_123

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