Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 62, Issue 2, 0237007(2025)

Microorganism Contour Segmentation Method Using Imaging Models and Fourier Descriptors

Hao Yang1,2、*, Shengbing Shi3, Liangliang Yao4, Dian Gui1,2, Lu Shi1,2, Jinyu Zhao1, and Haoran Meng1
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  • 1Key Laboratory of Advanced Manufacturing of Optical Systems, Changchun Institute of Optics, Precision Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun 130033, Jilin , China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
  • 3Chinese People's Liberation Army Unit 63850, Baicheng 137000, Jilin , China
  • 4Army Equipment Department Military Representative Office in Chongqing Region, Kunming Branch, Kunming 650000, Yunnan , China
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    Marine microorganisms are fundamental to marine ecosystems. However, underwater imaging often blurs microbial contours due to water absorption and scattering. To address this, we propose a contour segmentation method for underwater microorganisms that combines an underwater imaging model with Fourier descriptors. First, the background light and water attenuation coefficients are estimated using the underwater imaging model to extract a clear, water-free feature map of the object. Next, a classification header determines the target location, while a regression header uses Fourier descriptors to represent and refine the microorganism's contour in the pixel domain. In addition, hologram reconstruction and preprocessing steps are applied, and a microbial contour segmentation dataset is generated. Experimental results demonstrate that the Fourier descriptor outperforms the star polygon method in contour representation accuracy and spatial continuity. Compared to traditional segmentation methods, the proposed algorithm achieves an F1 score of 0.8894, intersection over union of 0.7887, and pixel accuracy of 0.8608, all improved metrics indicating superior segmentation capability.

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    Hao Yang, Shengbing Shi, Liangliang Yao, Dian Gui, Lu Shi, Jinyu Zhao, Haoran Meng. Microorganism Contour Segmentation Method Using Imaging Models and Fourier Descriptors[J]. Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, 2025, 62(2): 0237007

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    Paper Information

    Category: Digital Image Processing

    Received: Apr. 24, 2024

    Accepted: May. 22, 2024

    Published Online: Jan. 3, 2025

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    DOI:10.3788/LOP241162

    CSTR:32186.14.LOP241162

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