Autofocusing for Microscopic Images using Harris Corner Response Measure

One of the difficulties for proper imaging in microscopic image analysis is defocusing. Microscopic images such as cellular images, protein images, etc. need properly focused image for image analysis. A small difference in focal depth affects the details of an object significantly. In this paper, we introduce a novel auto-focusing approach based on Harris Corner Response Measure (HCRM) and compare the performance with some existing auto-focusing methods. We perform our experiments on protein images as well as a simulated image stack to evaluate the performance of our method. Our results show that our HCRM-based technique outperforms other techniques.