Title :
A complete 3D wound assessment tool for accurate tissue classification and measurement
Author :
Wannous, H. ; Lucas, Y. ; Treuillet, S. ; Albouy, B.
Author_Institution :
PRISME, Inst. ENSI of Bourges, Bourges
Abstract :
This paper presents the complete 3D and color wound assessment tool, designed using a simple freely handled digital camera inside the ESCALE project. Combining a 3D model of the captured wound images using uncalibrated vision techniques with unsupervised tissue segmentation, it gives access to enhanced tissue classification and measurement. As a result, the tissue classification is directly mapped on the mesh surface of the wound to measure real tissue growth and changes. Clinical tests demonstrate that the monitoring of the healing process is very accurate compared to single view analysis.
Keywords :
biological tissues; biomedical measurement; image classification; image colour analysis; image segmentation; medical image processing; patient monitoring; wounds; 3D color wound assessment tool; ESCALE project; clinical test; healing process monitoring; tissue classification; tissue growth measurement; uncalibrated vision techniques; unsupervised tissue segmentation; Area measurement; Color; Costs; Digital cameras; Image processing; Image segmentation; Prototypes; Robustness; Shape measurement; Wounds; 3D model; Tissue classification; wound assessment;
Conference_Titel :
Image Processing, 2008. ICIP 2008. 15th IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1765-0
Electronic_ISBN :
1522-4880
DOI :
10.1109/ICIP.2008.4712408
