Papers

1. Zhang, M., Wu, T., Bennett, K., “Small Blob Identification in Medical Imaging Using Regional Features from Optimum Scale”, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, Vo. 62, No. 4, April 2015, DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2014.2360154
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2. Zhang, M., Wu, T., Beeman, SC, Cullen-McEwen L., Bertram JF, Charlton, JR, Baldelomar, “Efficient Small Blob Detection Based on Local Convexity, Intensity and Shape Information”, IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging, 2016, 35 (4), 1127-37, DOI: 10.1109/TMI.2015.2509463. Epub 2015 Dec 17
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3. Xu, Y., Wu, T., Gao, F., Charlton, J., Bennett, K., “Improved small blob detection in 3D images using jointly constrained deep learning and Hessian analysis”, Scientific Report, Vol. 10, article number: 326, available at https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-57223-y, 2020
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4. Xu, Y., Wu, T., Charlton, J., Gao, F., Bennett, K., “Small Blob Detector Using Bi-threshold Constrained Adaptive Scales”, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 2020, DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2020.3046252
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Patents

1. Patent No: US10,045,728, Kidney Glomeruli Measurement Systems and Methods, Teresa Wu, Min Zhang
2. Provisional Patent (filed 03/23/2021): US 63/164,699, Deep learning-based blob detection systems and methods, Yanzhe Xu, Teresa, Wu, Fei Gao