Graph-Based Radiomics Feature Extraction From 2D Retina Images
Medical image analysis offers valuable visual support for clinical decision-making, yet the incorporation of quantitative data is essential for deeper diagnostic insight. The radiomics approach addresses this need by combining quantitative image analysis with Machine Learning (ML) techniques, furthe...
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| author | Ofelio Jorreia Nuno Goncalves Rui Cortesao |
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| description | Medical image analysis offers valuable visual support for clinical decision-making, yet the incorporation of quantitative data is essential for deeper diagnostic insight. The radiomics approach addresses this need by combining quantitative image analysis with Machine Learning (ML) techniques, further enhancing Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) for clinical applications. While working with two-dimensional (2D) images derived from volumetric data offers computational advantages, accurately estimating structural properties within these images remains challenging. Within the radiomics framework, this study introduces a methodology to distinguish bifurcations from other structural variations in 2D local fragments of retinal vasculature. Using a publicly available dataset of 29 retinal images, we extracted 1003 feature fragments for experiments. The regions of interest (ROIs) are identified using morphological image processing techniques. Specifically, candidate points are detected by applying structuring elements (SEs) to the skeletonized and binarized vasculature. From each candidate point, a local fragment of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$35\times 35$ </tex-math></inline-formula> pixels is extracted and used as input to the classification model. A Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) model, tailored for small image datasets and binary classification tasks is created. The trained model achieved an accuracy of 94.95% in correctly identifying bifurcation points. Based on predicted bifurcation points and blood vessel segments, we use the Graph-Based Radiomics Feature Extraction Algorithm (Graph-BRFExtract) to extract the adjacency matrix. This matrix serves as mathematical representation of the retinal vascular network, constituting a novel form of graph-based radiomic features. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e0acc0990f2e425fa0c6fe266c0cd8362025-08-20T03:58:40ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362025-01-011312535912537310.1109/ACCESS.2025.358881711079971Graph-Based Radiomics Feature Extraction From 2D Retina ImagesOfelio Jorreia0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5166-8826Nuno Goncalves1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1854-049XRui Cortesao2https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1338-3138Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Institute of Systems and Robotics, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, PortugalInstitute of Systems and Robotics, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, PortugalInstitute of Systems and Robotics, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, PortugalMedical image analysis offers valuable visual support for clinical decision-making, yet the incorporation of quantitative data is essential for deeper diagnostic insight. The radiomics approach addresses this need by combining quantitative image analysis with Machine Learning (ML) techniques, further enhancing Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) for clinical applications. While working with two-dimensional (2D) images derived from volumetric data offers computational advantages, accurately estimating structural properties within these images remains challenging. Within the radiomics framework, this study introduces a methodology to distinguish bifurcations from other structural variations in 2D local fragments of retinal vasculature. Using a publicly available dataset of 29 retinal images, we extracted 1003 feature fragments for experiments. The regions of interest (ROIs) are identified using morphological image processing techniques. Specifically, candidate points are detected by applying structuring elements (SEs) to the skeletonized and binarized vasculature. From each candidate point, a local fragment of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$35\times 35$ </tex-math></inline-formula> pixels is extracted and used as input to the classification model. A Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) model, tailored for small image datasets and binary classification tasks is created. The trained model achieved an accuracy of 94.95% in correctly identifying bifurcation points. Based on predicted bifurcation points and blood vessel segments, we use the Graph-Based Radiomics Feature Extraction Algorithm (Graph-BRFExtract) to extract the adjacency matrix. This matrix serves as mathematical representation of the retinal vascular network, constituting a novel form of graph-based radiomic features.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11079971/Bifurcationblood vasculatureexplainable AIgraph-structured datainterpretabilityradiomics |
| spellingShingle | Ofelio Jorreia Nuno Goncalves Rui Cortesao Graph-Based Radiomics Feature Extraction From 2D Retina Images IEEE Access Bifurcation blood vasculature explainable AI graph-structured data interpretability radiomics |
| title | Graph-Based Radiomics Feature Extraction From 2D Retina Images |
| title_full | Graph-Based Radiomics Feature Extraction From 2D Retina Images |
| title_fullStr | Graph-Based Radiomics Feature Extraction From 2D Retina Images |
| title_full_unstemmed | Graph-Based Radiomics Feature Extraction From 2D Retina Images |
| title_short | Graph-Based Radiomics Feature Extraction From 2D Retina Images |
| title_sort | graph based radiomics feature extraction from 2d retina images |
| topic | Bifurcation blood vasculature explainable AI graph-structured data interpretability radiomics |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/11079971/ |
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