2021 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing

19-22 September 2021 • Anchorage, Alaska, USA

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2021 IEEE International Conference on Image Processing

19-22 September 2021 • Anchorage, Alaska, USA

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Paper IDBIO-3.10
Paper Title UTR: Unsupervised Learning of Thickness-insensitive Representations for Electron Microscope Image
Authors Tong Xin, Bohao Chen, Xi Chen, Hua Han, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
SessionBIO-3: Biomedical Signal Processing 3
LocationArea C
Session Time:Wednesday, 22 September, 14:30 - 16:00
Presentation Time:Wednesday, 22 September, 14:30 - 16:00
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Topic Biomedical Signal Processing: Biological image analysis
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Abstract Registration of serial section electron microscopy (ssEM) images is essential for neural circuit reconstruction. Morphologies of neurite structure in adjacent sections are different. Thus, it is challenging to extract valid features in ssEM image registration. Convolutional neural networks (CNN) have made unprecedented progress in feature extraction of natural images. However, morphological differences need not be considered in the registration of natural images. Directly applying these methods will result in matching failure or over-registration. This paper proposes an unsupervised learning-based representation taking the morphological differences of ssEM images into account. CNN architecture was used to extract the feature. To train the network, the focused ion beam scanning electron microscope (FIB-SEM) images are used. The FIB-SEM images are {\itshape in situ}, so they are naturally registered. Sampling those images with a certain thickness can teach CNN to learn changes in neurite structure. The learned feature can be directly applied to existing ssEM image registration methods and reduce the negative effect of section thickness on registration accuracy. The experimental results show that the proposed feature outperforms the state-of-the-art method in matching accuracy and significantly improves the registration outcome when used in ssEM images.