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Hessian-polar context: a descriptor for microfilaria recognition

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This paper presents a new effective descriptor for microfilaria. Since microfilaria is a thin elastic object, the proposed descriptor handles it locally. At each medial point of the microfilaria, the local structure of the microfilaria votes for a given shape. Accumulating these votes in the polar domain yields a rich descriptor. Experimental results show the effectiveness of the proposed approach when compared to a set of different well-established methods.

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The authors are grateful to Thamar university and Infectiopôle Sud, Marseille-France, and the Bill & Melinda Gates foundation.

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  1. Department of Computer Science, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, SY23 3DB, UK

    Faroq AL-Tam & António dos Anjos

  2. CEOT, Universidade do Algarve, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal

    Faroq AL-Tam

  3. NOVA LINCS, Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal

    António dos Anjos

  4. Departamento de Engenharia Electrónica e Informática, Universidade do Algarve, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal

    Hamid Reza Shahbazkia

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AL-Tam, F., dos Anjos, A. & Shahbazkia, H.R. Hessian-polar context: a descriptor for microfilaria recognition. Machine Vision and Applications 32, 25 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00138-020-01154-6

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