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Author Josep Llados; Dimosthenis Karatzas; Joan Mas; Gemma Sanchez
Title A Generic Architecture for the Conversion of Document Collections into Semantically Annotated Digital Archives Type Journal
Year 2008 Publication Journal of Universal Computer Science Abbreviated Journal
Volume (up) 14 Issue 18 Pages 2912–2935
Keywords Median Graph, Graph Embedding, Graph Matching, Structural Pattern Recognition
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Call Number DAG @ dag @ LKM2008 Serial 1142
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Author Carme Julia; Angel Sappa; Felipe Lumbreras; Joan Serrat; Antonio Lopez
Title Predicting Missing Ratings in Recommender Systems: Adapted Factorization Approach Type Journal Article
Year 2009 Publication International Journal of Electronic Commerce Abbreviated Journal
Volume (up) 14 Issue 1 Pages 89-108
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Abstract The paper presents a factorization-based approach to make predictions in recommender systems. These systems are widely used in electronic commerce to help customers find products according to their preferences. Taking into account the customer's ratings of some products available in the system, the recommender system tries to predict the ratings the customer would give to other products in the system. The proposed factorization-based approach uses all the information provided to compute the predicted ratings, in the same way as approaches based on Singular Value Decomposition (SVD). The main advantage of this technique versus SVD-based approaches is that it can deal with missing data. It also has a smaller computational cost. Experimental results with public data sets are provided to show that the proposed adapted factorization approach gives better predicted ratings than a widely used SVD-based approach.
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Call Number ADAS @ adas @ JSL2009b Serial 1237
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Author David Rotger; Petia Radeva; N. Bruining
Title Automatic Detection of Bioabsorbable Coronary Stents in IVUS Images using a Cascade of Classifiers Type Journal Article
Year 2010 Publication IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine Abbreviated Journal TITB
Volume (up) 14 Issue 2 Pages 535 – 537
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Abstract Bioabsorbable drug-eluting coronary stents present a very promising improvement to the common metallic ones solving some of the most important problems of stent implantation: the late restenosis. These stents made of poly-L-lactic acid cause a very subtle acoustic shadow (compared to the metallic ones) making difficult the automatic detection and measurements in images. In this paper, we propose a novel approach based on a cascade of GentleBoost classifiers to detect the stent struts using structural features to code the information of the different subregions of the struts. A stochastic gradient descent method is applied to optimize the overall performance of the detector. Validation results of struts detection are very encouraging with an average F-measure of 81%.
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Call Number BCNPCL @ bcnpcl @ RRB2010 Serial 1287
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Author Antonio Hernandez; Carlo Gatta; Sergio Escalera; Laura Igual; Victoria Martin Yuste; Petia Radeva
Title Accurate and Robust Fully-Automatic QCA: Method and Numerical Validation Type Conference Article
Year 2011 Publication 14th International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer Assisted Intervention Abbreviated Journal
Volume (up) 14 Issue 3 Pages 496-503
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Abstract The Quantitative Coronary Angiography (QCA) is a methodology used to evaluate the arterial diseases and, in particular, the degree of stenosis. In this paper we propose AQCA, a fully automatic method for vessel segmentation based on graph cut theory. Vesselness, geodesic paths and a new multi-scale edgeness map are used to compute a globally optimal artery segmentation. We evaluate the method performance in a rigorous numerical way on two datasets. The method can detect an artery with precision 92.9 +/- 5% and sensitivity 94.2 +/- 6%. The average absolute distance error between detected and ground truth centerline is 1.13 +/- 0.11 pixels (about 0.27 +/- 0.025 mm) and the absolute relative error in the vessel caliber estimation is 2.93% with almost no bias. Moreover, the method can discriminate between arteries and catheter with an accuracy of 96.4%.
Address Toronto, Canada
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Publisher Springer Place of Publication Editor
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ISSN ISBN 978-3-642-23625-9 Medium
Area Expedition Conference MICCAI
Notes MILAB;HuPBA Approved no
Call Number Admin @ si @ HGE2011 Serial 1769
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Author M. Visani; Oriol Ramos Terrades; Salvatore Tabbone
Title A Protocol to Characterize the Descriptive Power and the Complementarity of Shape Descriptors Type Journal Article
Year 2011 Publication International Journal on Document Analysis and Recognition Abbreviated Journal IJDAR
Volume (up) 14 Issue 1 Pages 87-100
Keywords Document analysis; Shape descriptors; Symbol description; Performance characterization; Complementarity analysis
Abstract Most document analysis applications rely on the extraction of shape descriptors, which may be grouped into different categories, each category having its own advantages and drawbacks (O.R. Terrades et al. in Proceedings of ICDAR’07, pp. 227–231, 2007). In order to improve the richness of their description, many authors choose to combine multiple descriptors. Yet, most of the authors who propose a new descriptor content themselves with comparing its performance to the performance of a set of single state-of-the-art descriptors in a specific applicative context (e.g. symbol recognition, symbol spotting...). This results in a proliferation of the shape descriptors proposed in the literature. In this article, we propose an innovative protocol, the originality of which is to be as independent of the final application as possible and which relies on new quantitative and qualitative measures. We introduce two types of measures: while the measures of the first type are intended to characterize the descriptive power (in terms of uniqueness, distinctiveness and robustness towards noise) of a descriptor, the second type of measures characterizes the complementarity between multiple descriptors. Characterizing upstream the complementarity of shape descriptors is an alternative to the usual approach where the descriptors to be combined are selected by trial and error, considering the performance characteristics of the overall system. To illustrate the contribution of this protocol, we performed experimental studies using a set of descriptors and a set of symbols which are widely used by the community namely ART and SC descriptors and the GREC 2003 database.
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Call Number Admin @ si @VRT2011 Serial 1856
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Author Jose Manuel Alvarez; Theo Gevers; Ferran Diego; Antonio Lopez
Title Road Geometry Classification by Adaptative Shape Models Type Journal Article
Year 2013 Publication IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems Abbreviated Journal TITS
Volume (up) 14 Issue 1 Pages 459-468
Keywords road detection
Abstract Vision-based road detection is important for different applications in transportation, such as autonomous driving, vehicle collision warning, and pedestrian crossing detection. Common approaches to road detection are based on low-level road appearance (e.g., color or texture) and neglect of the scene geometry and context. Hence, using only low-level features makes these algorithms highly depend on structured roads, road homogeneity, and lighting conditions. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to classify road geometries for road detection through the analysis of scene composition and temporal coherence. Road geometry classification is proposed by building corresponding models from training images containing prototypical road geometries. We propose adaptive shape models where spatial pyramids are steered by the inherent spatial structure of road images. To reduce the influence of lighting variations, invariant features are used. Large-scale experiments show that the proposed road geometry classifier yields a high recognition rate of 73.57% ± 13.1, clearly outperforming other state-of-the-art methods. Including road shape information improves road detection results over existing appearance-based methods. Finally, it is shown that invariant features and temporal information provide robustness against disturbing imaging conditions.
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Call Number Admin @ si @ AGD2013;; ADAS @ adas @ Serial 2269
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Author T.Chauhan; E.Perales; Kaida Xiao; E.Hird ; Dimosthenis Karatzas; Sophie Wuerger
Title The achromatic locus: Effect of navigation direction in color space Type Journal Article
Year 2014 Publication Journal of Vision Abbreviated Journal VSS
Volume (up) 14 (1) Issue 25 Pages 1-11
Keywords achromatic; unique hues; color constancy; luminance; color space
Abstract 5Y Impact Factor: 2.99 / 1st (Ophthalmology)
An achromatic stimulus is defined as a patch of light that is devoid of any hue. This is usually achieved by asking observers to adjust the stimulus such that it looks neither red nor green and at the same time neither yellow nor blue. Despite the theoretical and practical importance of the achromatic locus, little is known about the variability in these settings. The main purpose of the current study was to evaluate whether achromatic settings were dependent on the task of the observers, namely the navigation direction in color space. Observers could either adjust the test patch along the two chromatic axes in the CIE u*v* diagram or, alternatively, navigate along the unique-hue lines. Our main result is that the navigation method affects the reliability of these achromatic settings. Observers are able to make more reliable achromatic settings when adjusting the test patch along the directions defined by the four unique hues as opposed to navigating along the main axes in the commonly used CIE u*v* chromaticity plane. This result holds across different ambient viewing conditions (Dark, Daylight, Cool White Fluorescent) and different test luminance levels (5, 20, and 50 cd/m2). The reduced variability in the achromatic settings is consistent with the idea that internal color representations are more aligned with the unique-hue lines than the u* and v* axes.
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Notes DAG; 600.077 Approved no
Call Number Admin @ si @ CPX2014 Serial 2418
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Author Xavier Perez Sala; Sergio Escalera; Cecilio Angulo; Jordi Gonzalez
Title A survey on model based approaches for 2D and 3D visual human pose recovery Type Journal Article
Year 2014 Publication Sensors Abbreviated Journal SENS
Volume (up) 14 Issue 3 Pages 4189-4210
Keywords human pose recovery; human body modelling; behavior analysis; computer vision
Abstract Human Pose Recovery has been studied in the field of Computer Vision for the last 40 years. Several approaches have been reported, and significant improvements have been obtained in both data representation and model design. However, the problem of Human Pose Recovery in uncontrolled environments is far from being solved. In this paper, we define a general taxonomy to group model based approaches for Human Pose Recovery, which is composed of five main modules: appearance, viewpoint, spatial relations, temporal consistence, and behavior. Subsequently, a methodological comparison is performed following the proposed taxonomy, evaluating current SoA approaches in the aforementioned five group categories. As a result of this comparison, we discuss the main advantages and drawbacks of the reviewed literature.
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Notes HuPBA; ISE; 600.046; 600.063; 600.078;MILAB Approved no
Call Number Admin @ si @ PEA2014 Serial 2443
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Author P. Ricaurte ; C. Chilan; Cristhian A. Aguilera-Carrasco; Boris X. Vintimilla; Angel Sappa
Title Feature Point Descriptors: Infrared and Visible Spectra Type Journal Article
Year 2014 Publication Sensors Abbreviated Journal SENS
Volume (up) 14 Issue 2 Pages 3690-3701
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Abstract This manuscript evaluates the behavior of classical feature point descriptors when they are used in images from long-wave infrared spectral band and compare them with the results obtained in the visible spectrum. Robustness to changes in rotation, scaling, blur, and additive noise are analyzed using a state of the art framework. Experimental results using a cross-spectral outdoor image data set are presented and conclusions from these experiments are given.
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Notes ADAS;600.055; 600.076 Approved no
Call Number Admin @ si @ RCA2014a Serial 2474
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Author Miguel Oliveira; Angel Sappa; Victor Santos
Title A probabilistic approach for color correction in image mosaicking applications Type Journal Article
Year 2015 Publication IEEE Transactions on Image Processing Abbreviated Journal TIP
Volume (up) 14 Issue 2 Pages 508 - 523
Keywords Color correction; image mosaicking; color transfer; color palette mapping functions
Abstract Image mosaicking applications require both geometrical and photometrical registrations between the images that compose the mosaic. This paper proposes a probabilistic color correction algorithm for correcting the photometrical disparities. First, the image to be color corrected is segmented into several regions using mean shift. Then, connected regions are extracted using a region fusion algorithm. Local joint image histograms of each region are modeled as collections of truncated Gaussians using a maximum likelihood estimation procedure. Then, local color palette mapping functions are computed using these sets of Gaussians. The color correction is performed by applying those functions to all the regions of the image. An extensive comparison with ten other state of the art color correction algorithms is presented, using two different image pair data sets. Results show that the proposed approach obtains the best average scores in both data sets and evaluation metrics and is also the most robust to failures.
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Notes ADAS; 600.076 Approved no
Call Number Admin @ si @ OSS2015b Serial 2554
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Author Debora Gil; Ruth Aris; Agnes Borras; Esmitt Ramirez; Rafael Sebastian; Mariano Vazquez
Title Influence of fiber connectivity in simulations of cardiac biomechanics Type Journal Article
Year 2019 Publication International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery Abbreviated Journal IJCAR
Volume (up) 14 Issue 1 Pages 63–72
Keywords Cardiac electromechanical simulations; Diffusion tensor imaging; Fiber connectivity
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Personalized computational simulations of the heart could open up new improved approaches to diagnosis and surgery assistance systems. While it is fully recognized that myocardial fiber orientation is central for the construction of realistic computational models of cardiac electromechanics, the role of its overall architecture and connectivity remains unclear. Morphological studies show that the distribution of cardiac muscular fibers at the basal ring connects epicardium and endocardium. However, computational models simplify their distribution and disregard the basal loop. This work explores the influence in computational simulations of fiber distribution at different short-axis cuts.

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We have used a highly parallelized computational solver to test different fiber models of ventricular muscular connectivity. We have considered two rule-based mathematical models and an own-designed method preserving basal connectivity as observed in experimental data. Simulated cardiac functional scores (rotation, torsion and longitudinal shortening) were compared to experimental healthy ranges using generalized models (rotation) and Mahalanobis distances (shortening, torsion).

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The probability of rotation was significantly lower for ruled-based models [95% CI (0.13, 0.20)] in comparison with experimental data [95% CI (0.23, 0.31)]. The Mahalanobis distance for experimental data was in the edge of the region enclosing 99% of the healthy population.

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Cardiac electromechanical simulations of the heart with fibers extracted from experimental data produce functional scores closer to healthy ranges than rule-based models disregarding architecture connectivity.
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Notes IAM; 600.096; 601.323; 600.139; 600.145 Approved no
Call Number Admin @ si @ GAB2019a Serial 3133
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Author Jorge Bernal; Aymeric Histace; Marc Masana; Quentin Angermann; Cristina Sanchez Montes; Cristina Rodriguez de Miguel; Maroua Hammami; Ana Garcia Rodriguez; Henry Cordova; Olivier Romain; Gloria Fernandez Esparrach; Xavier Dray; F. Javier Sanchez
Title GTCreator: a flexible annotation tool for image-based datasets Type Journal Article
Year 2019 Publication International Journal of Computer Assisted Radiology and Surgery Abbreviated Journal IJCAR
Volume (up) 14 Issue 2 Pages 191–201
Keywords Annotation tool; Validation Framework; Benchmark; Colonoscopy; Evaluation
Abstract Abstract Purpose: Methodology evaluation for decision support systems for health is a time consuming-task. To assess performance of polyp detection
methods in colonoscopy videos, clinicians have to deal with the annotation
of thousands of images. Current existing tools could be improved in terms of
exibility and ease of use. Methods:We introduce GTCreator, a exible annotation tool for providing image and text annotations to image-based datasets.
It keeps the main basic functionalities of other similar tools while extending
other capabilities such as allowing multiple annotators to work simultaneously
on the same task or enhanced dataset browsing and easy annotation transfer aiming to speed up annotation processes in large datasets. Results: The
comparison with other similar tools shows that GTCreator allows to obtain
fast and precise annotation of image datasets, being the only one which offers
full annotation editing and browsing capabilites. Conclusions: Our proposed
annotation tool has been proven to be efficient for large image dataset annota-
tion, as well as showing potential of use in other stages of method evaluation
such as experimental setup or results analysis.
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Call Number Admin @ si @ BHM2019 Serial 3163
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Author Lasse Martensson; Ekta Vats; Anders Hast; Alicia Fornes
Title In Search of the Scribe: Letter Spotting as a Tool for Identifying Scribes in Large Handwritten Text Corpora Type Journal
Year 2019 Publication Journal for Information Technology Studies as a Human Science Abbreviated Journal HUMAN IT
Volume (up) 14 Issue 2 Pages 95-120
Keywords Scribal attribution/ writer identification; digital palaeography; word spotting; mediaeval charters; mediaeval manuscripts
Abstract In this article, a form of the so-called word spotting-method is used on a large set of handwritten documents in order to identify those that contain script of similar execution. The point of departure for the investigation is the mediaeval Swedish manuscript Cod. Holm. D 3. The main scribe of this manuscript has yet not been identified in other documents. The current attempt aims at localising other documents that display a large degree of similarity in the characteristics of the script, these being possible candidates for being executed by the same hand. For this purpose, the method of word spotting has been employed, focusing on individual letters, and therefore the process is referred to as letter spotting in the article. In this process, a set of ‘g’:s, ‘h’:s and ‘k’:s have been selected as templates, and then a search has been made for close matches among the mediaeval Swedish charters. The search resulted in a number of charters that displayed great similarities with the manuscript D 3. The used letter spotting method thus proofed to be a very efficient sorting tool localising similar script samples.
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Notes DAG; 600.097; 600.140; 600.121 Approved no
Call Number Admin @ si @ MVH2019 Serial 3234
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Author Debora Gil; Carles Sanchez; Agnes Borras; Marta Diez-Ferrer; Antoni Rosell
Title Segmentation of Distal Airways using Structural Analysis Type Journal Article
Year 2019 Publication PloS one Abbreviated Journal Plos
Volume (up) 14 Issue 12 Pages
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Abstract Segmentation of airways in Computed Tomography (CT) scans is a must for accurate support of diagnosis and intervention of many pulmonary disorders. In particular, lung cancer diagnosis would benefit from segmentations reaching most distal airways. We present a method that combines descriptors of bronchi local appearance and graph global structural analysis to fine-tune thresholds on the descriptors adapted for each bronchial level. We have compared our method to the top performers of the EXACT09 challenge and to a commercial software for biopsy planning evaluated in an own-collected data-base of high resolution CT scans acquired under different breathing conditions. Results on EXACT09 data show that our method provides a high leakage reduction with minimum loss in airway detection. Results on our data-base show the reliability across varying breathing conditions and a competitive performance for biopsy planning compared to a commercial solution.
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Call Number Admin @ si @ GSB2019 Serial 3357
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Author Jose Elias Yauri; M. Lagos; H. Vega-Huerta; P. de-la-Cruz; G.L.E Maquen-Niño; E. Condor-Tinoco
Title Detection of Epileptic Seizures Based-on Channel Fusion and Transformer Network in EEG Recordings Type Journal Article
Year 2023 Publication International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications Abbreviated Journal IJACSA
Volume (up) 14 Issue 5 Pages 1067-1074
Keywords Epilepsy; epilepsy detection; EEG; EEG channel fusion; convolutional neural network; self-attention
Abstract According to the World Health Organization, epilepsy affects more than 50 million people in the world, and specifically, 80% of them live in developing countries. Therefore, epilepsy has become among the major public issue for many governments and deserves to be engaged. Epilepsy is characterized by uncontrollable seizures in the subject due to a sudden abnormal functionality of the brain. Recurrence of epilepsy attacks change people’s lives and interferes with their daily activities. Although epilepsy has no cure, it could be mitigated with an appropriated diagnosis and medication. Usually, epilepsy diagnosis is based on the analysis of an electroencephalogram (EEG) of the patient. However, the process of searching for seizure patterns in a multichannel EEG recording is a visual demanding and time consuming task, even for experienced neurologists. Despite the recent progress in automatic recognition of epilepsy, the multichannel nature of EEG recordings still challenges current methods. In this work, a new method to detect epilepsy in multichannel EEG recordings is proposed. First, the method uses convolutions to perform channel fusion, and next, a self-attention network extracts temporal features to classify between interictal and ictal epilepsy states. The method was validated in the public CHB-MIT dataset using the k-fold cross-validation and achieved 99.74% of specificity and 99.15% of sensitivity, surpassing current approaches.
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