Characterising shape patterns using features derived from best-fitting ellipsoids

dc.contributor.authorGontar, A.
dc.contributor.authorTronnolone, H.
dc.contributor.authorBinder, B.
dc.contributor.authorBottema, M.
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionAvailable online 15 June 2018
dc.description.abstractA method is developed to characterise highly irregular shape patterns, especially those appearing in biomedical settings. A collection of best-fitting ellipsoids is found using principal component analysis, and features are defined based on these ellipsoids in four different ways. The method is defined in a general setting, but is illustrated using two-dimensional images of dimorphic yeast exhibiting pseudohyphal growth, three-dimensional images of cancellous bone and three-dimensional images of marbling in beef. Classifiers successfully distinguish between the yeast colonies with a mean classification accuracy of 0.843 (SD=0.021), and between cancellous bone from rats in different experimental groups with a mean classification accuracy of 0.745 (SD=0.024). A strong correlation (R<sup>2</sup>=0.797) is found between marbling ratio and a shape feature. Key aspects of the method are that local shape patterns, including orientation, are learned automatically from the data, and the method applies to objects that are irregular in shape to the point where landmark points cannot be identified between samples.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityAmelia Gontar, Hayden Tronnolone, Benjamin J. Binder, Murk J. Bottema
dc.identifier.citationPattern Recognition, 2018; 83:365-374
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.patcog.2018.06.009
dc.identifier.issn0031-3203
dc.identifier.issn1873-5142
dc.identifier.orcidTronnolone, H. [0000-0003-4532-2030]
dc.identifier.orcidBinder, B. [0000-0002-1812-6715]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/115937
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.granthttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP160102644
dc.rights© 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.patcog.2018.06.009
dc.subjectShape analysis; dimorphic yeast; pseudohyphal growth; cancellous bone; marbling in beef
dc.titleCharacterising shape patterns using features derived from best-fitting ellipsoids
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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