Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 12, 1237002(2025)

Algorithm for Correcting Odd-Even Line Misalignment in Images from the Confocal Fundus Camera

Duo Xu1, Fuxin Cai2, Tao Peng3, Ming Li2, Lei Wang4, and Xinjian Chen1、*
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  • 1School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu , China
  • 2Suzhou Big Vision Medical Imaging Technology Co., Ltd., Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu , China
  • 3School of Future Science and Engineering, Soochow University, Suzhou 215222, Jiangsu , China
  • 4The Affiliated Suzhou Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Suzhou Municipal Hospital, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu , China
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    The confocal fundus camera is a high-frame-rate scanning imaging system used for capturing detailed images of the fundus. However, during image acquisition, its fast-scanning mirror causes misalignment between odd and even scan lines in the reconstructed images. This misalignment happens due to a delay between the mirror's motion signals and the scanning rate signals. To resolve this issue, the study analyzed the relationship between the scanning time and the sampling time of the actual image height scanned by the galvanometer. By using an image similarity function based on normalized squared error, along with the Levenberg-Marquardt nonlinear least squares fitting algorithm, an effective correction of the odd-even row misalignment in the reconstructed image was developed. Additionally, this study introduces a new method for quantitatively assessing the degree of odd-even line misalignment in images. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed correction algorithm can effectively prevent calibration failures caused by inaccurate feature extraction in traditional methods. This new correction method is versatile, working not only for confocal fundus cameras but also for other high-speed imaging systems. Moreover, the proposed evaluation method can sensitively reflect the degree of odd-even line misalignment in images. Images processed with the algorithm showed a 78.7234% improvement in horizontal resolution and a noticeable enhancement in overall clarity compared to uncorrected images.

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    Duo Xu, Fuxin Cai, Tao Peng, Ming Li, Lei Wang, Xinjian Chen. Algorithm for Correcting Odd-Even Line Misalignment in Images from the Confocal Fundus Camera[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2025, 62(12): 1237002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Digital Image Processing

    Received: Oct. 22, 2024

    Accepted: Dec. 12, 2024

    Published Online: Jun. 16, 2025

    The Author Email: Xinjian Chen (xjchen@suda.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP242154

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP242154

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