Abstract-We propose to directly process 3 D + t image sequences with mathematical morphology operators, using a new classification of the 3 D + t structuring elements. Several methods (filtering, tracking, segmentation) dedicated to the analysis of 3 D + t datasets of zebrafish embryogenesis are introduced and validated through a synthetic dataset. Then, we illustrate the application of these methods to the analysis of datasets of zebrafish early development acquired with various microscopy techniques. This processing paradigm produces spatio-temporal coherent results as it benefits from the intrinsic redundancy of the temporal dimension, and minimizes the needs for human intervention in semi-automatic algorithms. Index Terms-3 D + t mathematical morphology, in-vivo light microscopy, spatio-temporal structuring elements, zebrafish embryogenesis.
Embryogenesis Image Analysis is employed in 3D+t Morphological processing where 3D+t image sequences are process directly with mathematical morphology operators, using a new classification of the 3D+t structuring elements REF .
$3D+t$ Morphological Processing: Applications to Embryogenesis Image Analysis
IEEE Transactions on Image Processing
IEEE Transactions on Image Processing
Computer Science Medicine