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Author Michal Drozdzal; Santiago Segui; Carolina Malagelada; Fernando Azpiroz; Petia Radeva
Title Adaptable image cuts for motility inspection using WCE Type Journal Article
Year 2013 Publication Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics Abbreviated Journal CMIG
Volume 37 Issue 1 Pages 72-80
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Abstract The Wireless Capsule Endoscopy (WCE) technology allows the visualization of the whole small intestine tract. Since the capsule is freely moving, mainly by the means of peristalsis, the data acquired during the study gives a lot of information about the intestinal motility. However, due to: (1) huge amount of frames, (2) complex intestinal scene appearance and (3) intestinal dynamics that make difficult the visualization of the small intestine physiological phenomena, the analysis of the WCE data requires computer-aided systems to speed up the analysis. In this paper, we propose an efficient algorithm for building a novel representation of the WCE video data, optimal for motility analysis and inspection. The algorithm transforms the 3D video data into 2D longitudinal view by choosing the most informative, from the intestinal motility point of view, part of each frame. This step maximizes the lumen visibility in its longitudinal extension. The task of finding “the best longitudinal view” has been defined as a cost function optimization problem which global minimum is obtained by using Dynamic Programming. Validation on both synthetic data and WCE data shows that the adaptive longitudinal view is a good alternative to the traditional motility analysis done by video analysis. The proposed novel data representation a new, holistic insight into the small intestine motility, allowing to easily define and analyze motility events that are difficult to spot by analyzing WCE video. Moreover, the visual inspection of small intestine motility is 4 times faster then by means of video skimming of the WCE.
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Call Number Admin @ si @ DSM2012 Serial 2151
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Author Petia Radeva; Michal Drozdzal; Santiago Segui; Laura Igual; Carolina Malagelada; Fernando Azpiroz; Jordi Vitria
Title Active labeling: Application to wireless endoscopy analysis Type Conference Article
Year 2012 Publication High Performance Computing and Simulation, International Conference on Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 174-181
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Abstract Today, robust learners trained in a real supervised machine learning application should count with a rich collection of positive and negative examples. Although in many applications, it is not difficult to obtain huge amount of data, labeling those data can be a very expensive process, especially when dealing with data of high variability and complexity. A good example of such cases are data from medical imaging applications where annotating anomalies like tumors, polyps, atherosclerotic plaque or informative frames in wireless endoscopy need highly trained experts. Building a representative set of training data from medical videos (e.g. Wireless Capsule Endoscopy) means that thousands of frames to be labeled by an expert. It is quite normal that data in new videos come different and thus are not represented by the training set. In this paper, we review the main approaches on active learning and illustrate how active learning can help to reduce expert effort in constructing the training sets. We show that applying active learning criteria, the number of human interventions can be significantly reduced. The proposed system allows the annotation of informative/non-informative frames of Wireless Capsule Endoscopy video containing more than 30000 frames each one with less than 100 expert ”clicks”.
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ISSN ISBN 978-1-4673-2359-8 Medium
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Notes MILAB; OR;MV Approved no
Call Number Admin @ si @ RDS2012 Serial 2152
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Author Cristhian Aguilera; Fernando Barrera; Felipe Lumbreras; Angel Sappa; Ricardo Toledo
Title Multispectral Image Feature Points Type Journal Article
Year 2012 Publication Sensors Abbreviated Journal SENS
Volume 12 Issue 9 Pages 12661-12672
Keywords multispectral image descriptor; color and infrared images; feature point descriptor
Abstract Far-Infrared and Visible Spectrum images. It allows matching interest points on images of the same scene but acquired in different spectral bands. Initially, points of interest are detected on both images through a SIFT-like based scale space representation. Then, these points are characterized using an Edge Oriented Histogram (EOH) descriptor. Finally, points of interest from multispectral images are matched by finding nearest couples using the information from the descriptor. The provided experimental results and comparisons with similar methods show both the validity of the proposed approach as well as the improvements it offers with respect to the current state-of-the-art.
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Call Number Admin @ si @ ABL2012 Serial 2154
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Author Fernando Barrera; Felipe Lumbreras; Angel Sappa
Title Multimodal Stereo Vision System: 3D Data Extraction and Algorithm Evaluation Type Journal Article
Year 2012 Publication IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing Abbreviated Journal J-STSP
Volume 6 Issue 5 Pages 437-446
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Abstract This paper proposes an imaging system for computing sparse depth maps from multispectral images. A special stereo head consisting of an infrared and a color camera defines the proposed multimodal acquisition system. The cameras are rigidly attached so that their image planes are parallel. Details about the calibration and image rectification procedure are provided. Sparse disparity maps are obtained by the combined use of mutual information enriched with gradient information. The proposed approach is evaluated using a Receiver Operating Characteristics curve. Furthermore, a multispectral dataset, color and infrared images, together with their corresponding ground truth disparity maps, is generated and used as a test bed. Experimental results in real outdoor scenarios are provided showing its viability and that the proposed approach is not restricted to a specific domain.
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ISSN 1932-4553 ISBN Medium
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Notes ADAS Approved no
Call Number Admin @ si @ BLS2012b Serial 2155
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Author Cristhian Aguilera; M.Ramos; Angel Sappa
Title Simulated Annealing: A Novel Application of Image Processing in the Wood Area Type Book Chapter
Year 2012 Publication Simulated Annealing – Advances, Applications and Hybridizations Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 91-104
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Publisher Place of Publication Editor Marcos de Sales Guerra Tsuzuki
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ISSN ISBN 978-953-51-0710-1 Medium
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Call Number Admin @ si @ ARS2012 Serial 2156
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Author Miguel Oliveira; V.Santos; Angel Sappa
Title Short term path planning using a multiple hypothesis evaluation approach for an autonomous driving competition Type Conference Article
Year 2012 Publication IEEE 4th Workshop on Planning, Perception and Navigation for Intelligent Vehicles Abbreviated Journal
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Address Algarve; Portugal
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Notes ADAS Approved no
Call Number Admin @ si @ OSS2012c Serial 2159
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Author David Geronimo; Joan Serrat; Antonio Lopez; Ramon Baldrich
Title Traffic sign recognition for computer vision project-based learning Type Journal Article
Year 2013 Publication IEEE Transactions on Education Abbreviated Journal T-EDUC
Volume 56 Issue 3 Pages 364-371
Keywords traffic signs
Abstract This paper presents a graduate course project on computer vision. The aim of the project is to detect and recognize traffic signs in video sequences recorded by an on-board vehicle camera. This is a demanding problem, given that traffic sign recognition is one of the most challenging problems for driving assistance systems. Equally, it is motivating for the students given that it is a real-life problem. Furthermore, it gives them the opportunity to appreciate the difficulty of real-world vision problems and to assess the extent to which this problem can be solved by modern computer vision and pattern classification techniques taught in the classroom. The learning objectives of the course are introduced, as are the constraints imposed on its design, such as the diversity of students' background and the amount of time they and their instructors dedicate to the course. The paper also describes the course contents, schedule, and how the project-based learning approach is applied. The outcomes of the course are discussed, including both the students' marks and their personal feedback.
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ISSN 0018-9359 ISBN Medium
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Notes ADAS; CIC Approved no
Call Number Admin @ si @ GSL2013; ADAS @ adas @ Serial 2160
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Author Joan Serrat; Felipe Lumbreras; Antonio Lopez
Title Cost estimation of custom hoses from STL files and CAD drawings Type Journal Article
Year 2013 Publication Computers in Industry Abbreviated Journal COMPUTIND
Volume 64 Issue 3 Pages 299-309
Keywords On-line quotation; STL format; Regression; Gaussian process
Abstract We present a method for the cost estimation of custom hoses from CAD models. They can come in two formats, which are easy to generate: a STL file or the image of a CAD drawing showing several orthogonal projections. The challenges in either cases are, first, to obtain from them a high level 3D description of the shape, and second, to learn a regression function for the prediction of the manufacturing time, based on geometric features of the reconstructed shape. The chosen description is the 3D line along the medial axis of the tube and the diameter of the circular sections along it. In order to extract it from STL files, we have adapted RANSAC, a robust parametric fitting algorithm. As for CAD drawing images, we propose a new technique for 3D reconstruction from data entered on any number of orthogonal projections. The regression function is a Gaussian process, which does not constrain the function to adopt any specific form and is governed by just two parameters. We assess the accuracy of the manufacturing time estimation by k-fold cross validation on 171 STL file models for which the time is provided by an expert. The results show the feasibility of the method, whereby the relative error for 80% of the testing samples is below 15%.
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Publisher Elsevier Place of Publication Editor
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Notes ADAS; 600.057; 600.054; 605.203 Approved no
Call Number Admin @ si @ SLL2013; ADAS @ adas @ Serial 2161
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Author Marina Alberti; Simone Balocco; Xavier Carrillo; J. Mauri; Petia Radeva
Title Automatic Non-Rigid Temporal Alignment of IVUS Sequences Type Conference Article
Year 2012 Publication 15th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention Abbreviated Journal
Volume 1 Issue Pages 642-650
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Abstract Clinical studies on atherosclerosis regression/progression performed by Intravascular Ultrasound analysis require the alignment of pullbacks of the same patient before and after clinical interventions. In this paper, a methodology for the automatic alignment of IVUS sequences based on the Dynamic Time Warping technique is proposed. The method is adapted to the specific IVUS alignment task by applying the non-rigid alignment technique to multidimensional morphological signals, and by introducing a sliding window approach together with a regularization term. To show the effectiveness of our method, an extensive validation is performed both on synthetic data and in-vivo IVUS sequences. The proposed method is robust to stent deployment and post dilation surgery and reaches an alignment error of approximately 0.7 mm for in-vivo data, which is comparable to the inter-observer variability.
Address Nice, France
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Publisher Springer-Verlag Berlin, Heidelberg Place of Publication Editor
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ISSN ISBN 978-3-642-33414-6 Medium
Area Expedition Conference MICCAI
Notes MILAB Approved no
Call Number Admin @ si @ ABC2012 Serial 2168
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Author Noha Elfiky
Title Enhancing Local Binary Patterns with Spatial Pyramid Kernel: Application to Scene Classification Type Report
Year 2009 Publication CVC Technical Report Abbreviated Journal
Volume 129 Issue Pages
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Corporate Author Computer Vision Center Thesis Master's thesis
Publisher Place of Publication Bellaterra, Barcelona Editor
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Call Number Admin @ si @ Elf2009 Serial 2388
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Author Onur Ferhat
Title Eye-Tracking with Webcam-Based Setups: Implementation of a Real-Time System and an Analysis of Factors Affecting Performance Type Report
Year 2012 Publication CVC Technical Report Abbreviated Journal
Volume 172 Issue Pages
Keywords Computer vision, eye-tracking, gaussian process, feature selection, optical flow
Abstract In the recent years commercial eye-tracking hardware has become more common, with the introduction of new models from several brands that have better performance and easier setup procedures. A cause and at the same time a result of this phenomenon is the popularity of eye-tracking research directed at marketing, accessibility and usability, among others.
One problem with these hardware components is scalability, because both the price and the necessary expertise to operate them makes it practically impossible in the large scale. In this work, we analyze the feasibility of a software eye-tracking system based on a single, ordinary webcam. Our aim is to discover the limits of such a system and to see whether it provides acceptable performances.
The significance of this setup is that it is the most common setup found in consumer environments, off-the-shelf electronic devices such as laptops, mobile phones and tablet computers. As no special equipment such as infrared lights, mirrors or zoom lenses are used; setting up and calibrating the system is easier compared to other approaches using these components.
Our work is based on the open source application Opengazer, which provides a good starting point for our contributions. We propose several improvements in order to push the system's performance further and make it feasible as a robust, real-time device. Then we carry out an elaborate experiment involving 18 human subjects and 4 different system setups. Finally, we give an analysis of the results and discuss the effects of setup changes, subject differences and modifications in the software.
Address Bellaterra
Corporate Author Computer Vision Center Thesis Master's thesis
Publisher Place of Publication Editor Fernando Vilariño
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Notes MV Approved no
Call Number Admin @ si @ Fer2012; IAM @ iam @ Fer2012 Serial 2165
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Author Pedro Martins; Paulo Carvalho; Carlo Gatta
Title Stable Salient Shapes Type Conference Article
Year 2012 Publication International Conference on Digital Image Computing: Techniques and Applications Abbreviated Journal
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Call Number Admin @ si @ MCG2012b Serial 2166
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Author Rui Hua; Oriol Pujol; Francesco Ciompi; Marina Alberti; Simone Balocco; J. Mauri; Petia Radeva
Title Stent Strut Detection by Classifying a Wide Set of IVUS Features Type Conference Article
Year 2012 Publication Computed Assisted Stenting Workshop Abbreviated Journal
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Address Nice, France
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Notes MILAB;HuPBA Approved no
Call Number Admin @ si @ HPC2012 Serial 2169
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Author Simone Balocco; Carlo Gatta; Marina Alberti; Xavier Carrillo; Juan Rigla; Petia Radeva
Title Relation between plaque type, plaque thickness, blood shear stress and plaque stress in coronary arteries assessed by X-ray Angiography and Intravascular Ultrasound Type Journal Article
Year 2012 Publication Medical Physics Abbreviated Journal MEDPHYS
Volume 39 Issue 12 Pages 7430-7445
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PURPOSE:
Atheromatic plaque progression is affected, among others phenomena, by biomechanical, biochemical, and physiological factors. In this paper, the authors introduce a novel framework able to provide both morphological (vessel radius, plaque thickness, and type) and biomechanical (wall shear stress and Von Mises stress) indices of coronary arteries.
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First, the approach reconstructs the three-dimensional morphology of the vessel from intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and Angiographic sequences, requiring minimal user interaction. Then, a computational pipeline allows to automatically assess fluid-dynamic and mechanical indices. Ten coronary arteries are analyzed illustrating the capabilities of the tool and confirming previous technical and clinical observations.
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The relations between the arterial indices obtained by IVUS measurement and simulations have been quantitatively analyzed along the whole surface of the artery, extending the analysis of the coronary arteries shown in previous state of the art studies. Additionally, for the first time in the literature, the framework allows the computation of the membrane stresses using a simplified mechanical model of the arterial wall.
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Circumferentially (within a given frame), statistical analysis shows an inverse relation between the wall shear stress and the plaque thickness. At the global level (comparing a frame within the entire vessel), it is observed that heavy plaque accumulations are in general calcified and are located in the areas of the vessel having high wall shear stress. Finally, in their experiments the inverse proportionality between fluid and structural stresses is observed.
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Call Number Admin @ si @BGA2012 Serial 2170
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Author Adela Barbulescu; Wenjuan Gong; Jordi Gonzalez; Thomas B. Moeslund; Xavier Roca
Title 3D Human Pose Estimation Using 2D Body Part Detectors Type Conference Article
Year 2012 Publication 21st International Conference on Pattern Recognition Abbreviated Journal
Volume Issue Pages 2484 - 2487
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Abstract Automatic 3D reconstruction of human poses from monocular images is a challenging and popular topic in the computer vision community, which provides a wide range of applications in multiple areas. Solutions for 3D pose estimation involve various learning approaches, such as support vector machines and Gaussian processes, but many encounter difficulties in cluttered scenarios and require additional input data, such as silhouettes, or controlled camera settings. We present a framework that is capable of estimating the 3D pose of a person from single images or monocular image sequences without requiring background information and which is robust to camera variations. The framework models the non-linearity present in human pose estimation as it benefits from flexible learning approaches, including a highly customizable 2D detector. Results on the HumanEva benchmark show how they perform and influence the quality of the 3D pose estimates.
Address Tsubuka, Japan
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ISSN 1051-4651 ISBN 978-1-4673-2216-4 Medium
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Notes ISE Approved no
Call Number Admin @ si @ BGG2012 Serial 2172
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