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Area of Science:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Computer Vision
  • Reproductive Medicine

Background:

  • Automated micromanipulation in intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) requires precise polar body detection.
  • Avoiding the polar body during injection is crucial for successful fertilization.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a vision recognition system for identifying oocyte and polar body position and orientation.
  • To inform automated injection mechanisms to avoid the polar body during ICSI.

Main Methods:

  • Gradient-weighted Hough transform for detecting oocyte and polar body locations.
  • Novel elliptical fitting method for size measurement, accommodating morphological variations.
  • Algorithm designed for adaptability with commercial inverted microscopes.

Main Results:

  • The system successfully determines the position and orientation of the oocyte and its polar body.
  • Experimental results show a maximum detection error of 5% and a reporting error of 10%.

Conclusions:

  • The developed vision system effectively detects oocyte and polar body features for automated ICSI.
  • The algorithm's adaptability and accuracy support its integration into micromanipulation systems.