New features for automatic classification of human chromosomes: A feasibility study

Karyotyping, a standard method for presenting pictures of the human chromosomes for diagnostic purposes, is a long standing, yet common technique in cytogenetics. Automating the chromosome classification process is the first step in designing an automatic karyotyping system. The main aim in this study was to define a new group of features for better representation and classification of chromosomes. Width, position and the average intensity of the two most eye-catching regions of each chromosome (that we call characteristic bands) are the new proposed features. The concept of a characteristic band is based on the expert cytogeneticists

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2006
• Where: PRL
• Authors: Mehdi Moradi, Seyed Kamaledin Setarehdan
• Keywords: Characteristic Bands, Chromosome Classification Process, Chromosomes, PRL 2006