An ensemble method for nuclei detection of overlapping cervical cells

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Highlights:

• Ensemble of classifiers to provide a more assertive cervical cell nuclei segmentation.

• Automatic inspection of Pap smear test to reduce the human workload in cervical cell analysis.

• Superpixel computation and feature extraction to improve cell characterization and classification.

摘要

•Ensemble of classifiers to provide a more assertive cervical cell nuclei segmentation.•Automatic inspection of Pap smear test to reduce the human workload in cervical cell analysis.•Superpixel computation and feature extraction to improve cell characterization and classification.

论文关键词:Ensemble methods,Image processing algorithm,Detection approach,Cervical cancer,Pap smear test

论文评审过程:Received 18 March 2020, Revised 16 April 2021, Accepted 19 July 2021, Available online 24 July 2021, Version of Record 2 August 2021.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2021.115642