DOI: https://doi.org/10.15368/theses.2012.46
Available at: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/theses/735
Date of Award
5-2012
Degree Name
MS in Electrical Engineering
Department/Program
Electrical Engineering
Advisor
Xiao-Hua (Helen) Yu
Abstract
Real-time multi-circle detection has been a challenging problem in the field of biomedical image processing, due to the variable sizes and non-ideal shapes of cells in microscopic images. In this study, two new multi-circle detection algorithms are developed to facilitate an automatic bladder cancer diagnosis system: one is a modified circular Hough Transform algorithm integrated with edge gradient information; and the other one is a stochastic search approach based on real valued artificial immune systems. Computer simulation results show both algorithms outperform traditional methods such as the Hough Transform and the geometric feature based method, in terms of both precision and speed.