Automatic 3D reconstruction of quasi-planar stereo Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) images*

Author

Roy, Sandip ; Meunier, Jean ; Marian, A.M. ; Vidal, Fabrice ; Brunette, Isabelle ; Costantino, S.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Oper. Res., Univ. de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada

fYear

2012

fDate

Aug. 28 2012-Sept. 1 2012

Firstpage

4361

Lastpage

4364

Abstract

Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) is widely used in science to characterize the surface roughness of materials. Three-dimensional information can be obtained with SEM based on stereovision techniques. A stereo pair is typically obtained by tilting the sample by a few degrees. In this paper we present a fully automated method for 3D reconstruction from a SEM stereo pair without any particular constraint. Results are presented for corneal stromal surfaces.

Keywords

biomedical optical imaging; eye; image reconstruction; image sampling; medical image processing; scanning electron microscopy; stereo image processing; surface roughness; vision; SEM; automatic 3D image reconstruction; corneal stromal surfaces; quasiplanar stereo scanning electron microscopy images; sample tilting; stereo pair; stereovision techniques; surface roughness; three-dimensional information; Scanning electron microscopy; Stereo image processing; Surface reconstruction; Surface topography; Three dimensional displays; Algorithms; Corneal Stroma; Humans; Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; Pattern Recognition, Automated; Reproducibility of Results; Sensitivity and Specificity;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC), 2012 Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

ISSN

1557-170X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-4119-8

Electronic_ISBN

1557-170X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EMBC.2012.6346932

Filename

6346932