Automatic montaging of corneal sub-basal nerve images for the composition of a wide-range mosaic

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2014:2014:5426-9. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2014.6944853.

Abstract

We present and discuss a computerized system able to provide a wide-range mosaic of the sub-basal nerve layer of central cornea, built from several images acquired in-vivo with confocal microscopy. The montage is performed by a fast, reliable and fully automatic computerized system that does not require any expedient or manual adjustment during the acquisition process. The resulting mosaic provides a large high quality image, which should significantly aid clinicians in evaluating and assessing in a more reliable way the pathologic signs of interest.

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms*
  • Automation
  • Cornea / innervation*
  • Humans
  • Image Processing, Computer-Assisted*
  • Microscopy, Confocal