Title :
Detection of kidney stones from X-ray images
Author :
Abidin Altintaş;Cem Ünsalan;Ali Ümit Keskin;Faruk Yencilek
Author_Institution :
Elektrik ve Elektronik Muhendisligi Bolumu, Yeditepe Universitesi
fDate :
4/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotrispy (ESWL) is a procedure based on sound waves to crash kidney stones on the focus. The sound waves are sent to the body of patient when the kidney stone is not even on the focus. When the stone is not on the focus, the sound waves can damage the soft tissue of the kidney. This damage can be prevented by a feedback mechanism that determines the place of kidney stones depending on the images taken from ESWL device. In this study, an automated system is developed to detect kidney stones from X ray images.
Keywords :
"X-ray detection","X-ray detectors","X-ray imaging","Histograms","Testing","Shock waves","Computer crashes","Biological tissues","Feedback","Laplace equations"
Conference_Titel :
Biomedical Engineering Meeting (BIYOMUT), 2010 15th National
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6380-0
DOI :
10.1109/BIYOMUT.2010.5479868
