Classification of images based on small local features: a case applied to microaneurysms in fundus retina images

Pablo F. Ordóñez; Carlos M. Cepeda; Jose Garrido; Sumit Chakravarty

doi:10.1117/1.JMI.4.4.041309

21 November 2017 Classification of images based on small local features: a case applied to microaneurysms in fundus retina images

Pablo F. Ordóñez, Carlos M. Cepeda, Jose Garrido, Sumit Chakravarty

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Journal of Medical Imaging, Vol. 4, Issue 4, 041309 (November 2017). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JMI.4.4.041309

Abstract

Convolutional neural networks (CNNs), the state of the art in image classification, have proven to be as effective as an ophthalmologist, when detecting referable diabetic retinopathy. Having a size of <1% of the total image, microaneurysms are early lesions in diabetic retinopathy that are difficult to classify. A model that includes two CNNs with different input image sizes, 60×60 and 420×420 pixels, was developed. These models were trained using the Kaggle and Messidor datasets and tested independently against the Kaggle dataset, showing a sensitivity >91%, a specificity >93%, and an area under the receiver operating characteristics curve >93%. Furthermore, by combining these trained models, there was a reduction of false positives for complete images by about 50% and a sensitivity of 96% when tested against the DiaRetDB1 dataset. In addition, a powerful image preprocessing procedure was implemented, improving not only images for annotations, but also decreasing the number of epochs during training. Finally, a feedback method was developed increasing the accuracy of the CNN 420×420 pixel input model.

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Pablo F. Ordóñez, Carlos M. Cepeda, Jose Garrido, and Sumit Chakravarty "Classification of images based on small local features: a case applied to microaneurysms in fundus retina images," Journal of Medical Imaging 4(4), 041309 (21 November 2017). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JMI.4.4.041309

Received: 9 May 2017; Accepted: 25 October 2017; Published: 21 November 2017

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