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Faster region convolutional neural network and semen tracking algorithm for sperm analysis
Devaraj Somasundaram1, Madian Nirmala2
1Department of Biomedical Engineering, Sri Shakthi institute of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore - 641062, Tamilnadu, India.
Background And Objectives:
Semen analysis is a primary and mandatory procedure to evaluate the infertility during clinical examination. This procedure includes the analysis and classification of normal and abnormal Sperm, selection and efficient tracking of healthy sperm in the sample. Many methods were proposed earlier for the analysis of semen. The fast sperm movement and high dense cluster of sperm is a challenging task for researchers.
Methods:
The paper proposes a novel Faster Region Convolutional Neural Network (FRCNN) with Elliptic Scanning Algorithm (ESA) for classifying human sperm and a Novel Tail to Head movement algorithm (THMA) for the motility analysis and tracking. This proposed method improves the accuracy of computer assisted semen analysis (CASA).
Results:
The proposed method outperforms and provides better results than existing methods. Method provides better accuracy of 97.37%. Sperm detection and identifying the sperm motility in the group is performed with minimum execution time of 1.12 s.
Conclusions:
A novel FRCNN with ESA detection algorithm is proposed for the analysis of human sperm classification. This method provides an accuracy of 97.37%. A Tail head movement-based (THMA) algorithm is explained for the motility analysis.
