Title :
An automatic medical-assistance diagnosis system applicable on X-ray images
Author :
Chen, Z.B. ; Chen, Oscal T C ; Chang, H.T. ; Chien, J.T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Nat. Chung Cheng Univ., Chia-Yi, Taiwan
Abstract :
This paper proposes a medical-assistance diagnosis system that automatically extracts the objects from the medical X-ray images. One of the applications is to diagnose if a patient has bowlegs or not. The entire system consists of three independent functions: merging, segmentation, and measurement. Detecting several initial points fully automatically, the system can be able to provide a fast, accurate, and objective analysis for a doctor´s diagnosis
Keywords :
diagnostic radiography; image segmentation; medical image processing; X-ray imaging; automatic medical-assistance diagnosis system; bowlegs; image measurement; image merging; image segmentation; patient diagnosis; Biomedical imaging; Health information management; Hospitals; Image analysis; Laboratories; Medical diagnostic imaging; Muscles; Picture archiving and communication systems; Space technology; X-ray imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Circuits and Systems, 2001. MWSCAS 2001. Proceedings of the 44th IEEE 2001 Midwest Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Dayton, OH
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7150-X
DOI :
10.1109/MWSCAS.2001.986335
