Automatic characterization of human embryos at day 4 post-insemination from time-lapse imaging using supervised contrastive learning and inductive transfer learning techniques.

Journal: Computer methods and programs in biomedicine
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Embryo morphology is a predictive marker for implantation success and ultimately live births. Viability evaluation and quality grading are commonly used to select the embryo with the highest implantation potential. However, the traditional method of manual embryo assessment is time-consuming and highly susceptible to inter- and intra-observer variability. Automation of this process results in more objective and accurate predictions.

Authors

  • Elena Paya
    IVI-RMA Valencia, Valencia, Spain; Instituto de Investigación e Innovación en Bioingeniería, Universitat Politécnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
  • Lorena Bori
    IVI-RMA Valencia, Valencia, Spain. Electronic address: lorena.bori@ivirma.com.
  • Adrian Colomer
  • Marcos Meseguer
    Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad (IVI) Valencia, INCLIVA-Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
  • Valery Naranjo
    Instituto de Investigación e Innovación en Bioingeniería, I3B, Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022, Valencia, Spain.