Title :
Automated Pressure Ulcer Lesion Diagnosis for Telemedicine Systems
Author :
Kosmopoulos, Dimitrios I. ; Tzevelekou, Fotini L.
Author_Institution :
Nat. Centre for Sci. Res. Demokritos, Agia Paraskevi
Abstract :
In this work we examine the potential of using digital images to classify regions appearing in pressure ulcer images and thus being able to have a diagnosis about the patient´s current state. We capitalize on telemedicine infrastructure, which can overcome difficulties posed by remote patient location, and we aim to provide diagnostic tools that will satisfy the above requirements.
Keywords :
biomedical imaging; image classification; medical diagnostic computing; telemedicine; automated pressure ulcer lesion diagnosis; diagnostic tools; digital images; region classification; remote patient location; telemedicine systems; Bones; Friction; Humans; Image quality; Lesions; Medical treatment; Patient monitoring; Skin; Telemedicine; Tissue damage;
Journal_Title :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/EMB.2007.901786