Title :
Enhanced video images for tympanic membrane characterization
Author :
Cheng, Lin ; Liu, Jinfeng ; Roehm, Corrie E. ; Valdez, Tulio A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Trinity Coll., Hartford, CT, USA
fDate :
Aug. 30 2011-Sept. 3 2011
Abstract :
The objective of this article is to introduce portable devices capable of providing video images of the tympanic membrane and tympanic cavity of the ear. Specifically, digital video otoscopy is introduced as an effective platform for tympanic membrane characterization. In addition, we show how digital image enhancement and segmentation processing techniques can be applied to the acquired images, which could provide more visual detail and objective clinical interpretation.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; biomembranes; ear; image enhancement; image segmentation; medical image processing; digital image enhancement processing technique; digital image segmentation processing technique; digital video otoscopy; ear tympanic cavity; enhanced video image; objective clinical interpretation; portable device; portable devices; tympanic membrane characterization; Cavity resonators; Digital images; Ear; Image segmentation; Kernel; Laplace equations; Media; Female; Humans; Otitis Media; Otoscopy; Tympanic Membrane; Videotape Recording;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC, 2011 Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Boston, MA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4121-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2011.6090994
