Locating Vessel Centerlines in Retinal Images Using Wavelet Transform: A Multilevel Approach

Xinge You; Bin Fang; Yuan Yan Tang; Zhenyu He; Jian Huang

doi:10.1007/11538059_72

Locating Vessel Centerlines in Retinal Images Using Wavelet Transform: A Multilevel Approach

Xinge You^*
, Bin Fang
, Yuan Yan Tang
, Zhenyu He
, Jian Huang

^*Corresponding author for this work

Department of Computer Science

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Abstract

Identifying centerlines of vessels in the retinal image is helpful to provide useful information in diagnosis of eye diseases and early signs of systemic disease. This paper presents a novel thinning method based on the wavelet transform with a multilevel scheme. The development of the method is inspired by the favorable characteristics of wavelet transform moduli. Mathematical analysis is given to show that the vessel edge and centerline can be detected efficiently by computing the maxima and minima of wavelet transform moduli. The implementation is performed by applying various scale sizes of the wavelet transform to thin the multiple-pixel-wide ribbon-like vessel gradually to be one-pixel-wide centerline. Experiment results show that the identified centerline of vascular trees are accurate by visual inspection and are useful for further applications.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Intelligent Computing
Subtitle of host publication	International Conference on Intelligent Computing, ICIC 2005, Hefei, China, August 23-26, 2005, Proceedings, Part I
Editors	De-Shuang Huang, Xiao-Ping Zhang, Guang-Bin Huang
Place of Publication	Berlin
Publisher	Springer
Pages	688-696
Number of pages	9
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9783540319023
ISBN (Print)	9783540282266
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/11538059_72
Publication status	Published - 11 Aug 2005
Event	International Conference on Intelligent Computing, ICIC 2005 - Hefei, China Duration: 23 Aug 2005 → 26 Aug 2005 https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/11538059 (Conference Proceedings)

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Volume	3644
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Name	Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues

Name	ICIC: International Conference on Intelligent Computing

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Intelligent Computing, ICIC 2005
Country/Territory	China
City	Hefei
Period	23/08/05 → 26/08/05
Internet address	https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/11538059 (Conference Proceedings)

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You, X., Fang, B., Tang, Y. Y., He, Z., & Huang, J. (2005). Locating Vessel Centerlines in Retinal Images Using Wavelet Transform: A Multilevel Approach. In D.-S. Huang, X.-P. Zhang, & G.-B. Huang (Eds.), Advances in Intelligent Computing: International Conference on Intelligent Computing, ICIC 2005, Hefei, China, August 23-26, 2005, Proceedings, Part I (1st ed., pp. 688-696). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 3644), (Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues), (ICIC: International Conference on Intelligent Computing). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/11538059_72

You, Xinge ; Fang, Bin ; Tang, Yuan Yan et al. / Locating Vessel Centerlines in Retinal Images Using Wavelet Transform : A Multilevel Approach. Advances in Intelligent Computing: International Conference on Intelligent Computing, ICIC 2005, Hefei, China, August 23-26, 2005, Proceedings, Part I. editor / De-Shuang Huang ; Xiao-Ping Zhang ; Guang-Bin Huang. 1st. ed. Berlin : Springer, 2005. pp. 688-696 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). (Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues). (ICIC: International Conference on Intelligent Computing).

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You, X, Fang, B, Tang, YY, He, Z & Huang, J 2005, Locating Vessel Centerlines in Retinal Images Using Wavelet Transform: A Multilevel Approach. in D-S Huang, X-P Zhang & G-B Huang (eds), Advances in Intelligent Computing: International Conference on Intelligent Computing, ICIC 2005, Hefei, China, August 23-26, 2005, Proceedings, Part I. 1st edn, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 3644, Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues, ICIC: International Conference on Intelligent Computing, Springer, Berlin, pp. 688-696, International Conference on Intelligent Computing, ICIC 2005, Hefei, China, 23/08/05. https://doi.org/10.1007/11538059_72

Locating Vessel Centerlines in Retinal Images Using Wavelet Transform: A Multilevel Approach. / You, Xinge; Fang, Bin; Tang, Yuan Yan et al.
Advances in Intelligent Computing: International Conference on Intelligent Computing, ICIC 2005, Hefei, China, August 23-26, 2005, Proceedings, Part I. ed. / De-Shuang Huang; Xiao-Ping Zhang; Guang-Bin Huang. 1st. ed. Berlin: Springer, 2005. p. 688-696 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 3644), (Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues), (ICIC: International Conference on Intelligent Computing).

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You X, Fang B, Tang YY, He Z, Huang J. Locating Vessel Centerlines in Retinal Images Using Wavelet Transform: A Multilevel Approach. In Huang DS, Zhang XP, Huang GB, editors, Advances in Intelligent Computing: International Conference on Intelligent Computing, ICIC 2005, Hefei, China, August 23-26, 2005, Proceedings, Part I. 1st ed. Berlin: Springer. 2005. p. 688-696. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). (Theoretical Computer Science and General Issues). (ICIC: International Conference on Intelligent Computing). doi: 10.1007/11538059_72

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