A review on automatic analysis of human embryo microscope images

E Santos Filho, JA Noble… - The open biomedical …, 2010 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Over the last 30 years the process of in vitro fertilisation (IVF) has evolved considerably, yet
the efficiency of this treatment remains relatively poor. The principal challenge faced by …

A method for semi-automatic grading of human blastocyst microscope images

ES Filho, JA Noble, M Poli, T Griffiths… - Human …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND The precise assessment of embryo viability is an extremely important factor
for the optimization of IVF treatments. In order to assess embryo viability, several embryo …

Automatic identification of human blastocyst components via texture

P Saeedi, D Yee, J Au… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Choosing the most viable embryo during human in vitro fertilization (IVF) is a prime factor in
maximizing pregnancy rate. Embryologists visually inspect morphological structures of …

Autofocusing and polar body detection in automated cell manipulation

Z Wang, C Feng, WT Ang, SYM Tan… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Autofocusing and feature detection are two essential processes for performing automated
biological cell manipulation tasks. In this paper, we have introduced a technique capable of …

A robust deep learning-based multiclass segmentation method for analyzing human metaphase II oocyte images

S Firuzinia, SM Afzali, F Ghasemian… - Computer Methods and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background and objective The morphology of the human metaphase II (MII) oocyte is an
essential indicator of the embryo's potential for develo** into a healthy baby in the Intra …

Automatic segmentation of trophectoderm in microscopic images of human blastocysts

A Singh, J Au, P Saeedi… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Accurate assessment of embryos viability is an extremely important task in the optimization
of in vitro fertilization treatment outcome. One of the common ways of assessing the quality …

Blastomere segmentation and 3d morphology measurements of early embryos from hoffman modulation contrast image stacks

A Giusti, G Corani, L Gambardella… - … Imaging: From Nano …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Monitoring of embryos is an important activity during In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) procedures. A
critical stage is that of the early embryo, which is formed by a small number of cells …

Semiautomated analysis of embryoscope images: Using localized variance of image intensity to detect embryo developmental stages

A Mölder, S Drury, N Costen, GM Hartshorne… - Cytometry Part …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Embryo selection in in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment has traditionally been done manually
using microscopy at intermittent time points during embryo development. Novel technique …

Predicting the success of blastocyst implantation from morphokinetic parameters estimated through CNNs and sum of absolute differences

J Silva-Rodriguez, A Colomer… - 2019 27th European …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The process of In Vitro Fertilization deals nowadays with the challenge of selecting viable
embryos with the highest probability of success in the implantation. In this topic, we present …

[HTML][HTML] Human blastocyst's zona pellucida segmentation via boosting ensemble of complementary learning

RM Rad, P Saeedi, J Au, J Havelock - Informatics in Medicine Unlocked, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Characteristics of Zona Pellucida (ZP), particularly its thickness, is a key indicator of
human blastocyst (day-5 embryo) quality. Therefore, ZP segmentation is an important step …