An efficient method for automatic morphological abnormality detection from human sperm images

Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine
Fatemeh GhasemianZiba Zahiri

Abstract

Sperm morphology analysis (SMA) is an important factor in the diagnosis of human male infertility. This study presents an automatic algorithm for sperm morphology analysis (to detect malformation) using images of human sperm cells. The SMA method was used to detect and analyze different parts of the human sperm. First of all, SMA removes the image noises and enhances the contrast of the image to a great extent. Then it recognizes the different parts of sperm (e.g., head, tail) and analyzes the size and shape of each part. Finally, the algorithm classifies each sperm as normal or abnormal. Malformations in the head, midpiece, and tail of a sperm, can be detected by the SMA method. In contrast to other similar methods, the SMA method can work with low resolution and non-stained images. Furthermore, an image collection created for the SMA, has also been described in this study. This benchmark consists of 1457 sperm images from 235 patients, and is known as human sperm morphology analysis dataset (HSMA-DS). The proposed algorithm was tested on HSMA-DS. The experimental results show the high ability of SMA to detect morphological deformities from sperm images. In this study, the SMA algorithm produced above 90% accuracy in sperm abn...Continue Reading

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Jan 3, 2019·Systems Biology in Reproductive Medicine·Viviane Paiva SantanaRosana Maria Dos Reis
Jan 16, 2020·The Indian Journal of Medical Research·Ziba Zahiri, Fatemeh Ghasemian
Jul 10, 2019·Communications Biology·Christopher McCallumDavid Sinton
Jan 12, 2020·Communications Biology·Christopher McCallumDavid Sinton
May 15, 2021·Zygote : the Biology of Gametes and Early Embryos·Fumiaki ItoiJun Ueda
May 19, 2021·Nature Reviews. Urology·Jae Bem YouDavid Sinton
Jun 18, 2019··Trine B. HaugenMichael Riegler
Dec 22, 2018··Rolando Gonzalez-JoséNatalia Verónica Revollo Sarmiento

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