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Implementation of Geodesic Active Contour Approach for Pigment Spots Segmentation on the Iris Surface

Mustafa Man1, Mohamad Faizal Ab Jabal2, Mohd Shafry Mohd Rahim3 and Illiasaak Ahmad4
  • 1 University Malaysia Terengganu, Malaysia
  • 2 University Technology MARA Johor Branch, Malaysia
  • 3 University Technology Malaysia, Malaysia
  • 4 University Technology MARA Kedah Branch, Malaysia

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to study the effectiveness of geodesic active contour approach to segment the pigment spots on iris surface. Pigment spot is an abnormal marker that appears on the iris surface, which may lead to eye diseases. The multi appearance, scattered location and dynamic shape of the pigment spots on the iris surface make them very difficult to detect using automatic segmentation method. Therefore, this paper presents the preliminary works that observe the efficiency and accuracy of geodesic active contour approach to automatically segment the pigment spots on iris surface. Miles database and "lu_wei_feb_2006" dataset are used in this study. The results of the conducted experiment show that geodesic active contour approach able to correctly and accurately detect up to 77% and 90% of the pigment spots in Miles database and "lu_wei_feb_2006" dataset, respectively.

Journal of Computer Science
Volume 12 No. 11, 2016, 564-571

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/jcssp.2016.564.571

Submitted On: 12 May 2016 Published On: 5 February 2017

How to Cite: Man, M., Ab Jabal, M. F., Rahim, M. S. M. & Ahmad, I. (2016). Implementation of Geodesic Active Contour Approach for Pigment Spots Segmentation on the Iris Surface. Journal of Computer Science, 12(11), 564-571. https://doi.org/10.3844/jcssp.2016.564.571

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Keywords

  • Geodesic Active Contour
  • Iris Segmentation
  • Iris Surface
  • Miles Research Database
  • Pigment Spot