Computer assisted assessment of wound appearance using digital imaging

Author

Hoppe, A. ; Wertheim, D. ; Melhuish, J. ; Morris, H. ; Harding, K.G. ; Williams, R.J.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Comput., Kingston Univ., UK

Volume

3

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

2595

Abstract

This paper describes a digital image processing system for the analysis of colour in wound images under clinical conditions. The system uses a 3CCD array digital video camera together with a colour scale for reference. The accuracy of colour assessment was compared with clinicians´ assessment of the amount of slough (necrotic tissue) in digital images. The system was found to be within the range of 10% in describing red hue values in red colour patches between different clinical sessions. There was agreement in 75% of the cases between clinicians´ assessment of the amount of slough and a computer assessment using digital imaging. However, colour may not be sufficient to describe wound appearance accurately.

Keywords

CCD image sensors; biomedical optical imaging; image colour analysis; medical image processing; video cameras; 3CCD array digital video camera; clinical conditions; clinical sessions; computer assisted assessment; digital imaging; medical diagnostic imaging; necrotic tissue; red colour patches; red hue values; reference colour scale; slough; wound appearance; Biomedical imaging; Costs; Digital cameras; Digital images; Educational institutions; Image analysis; Image color analysis; Leg; Wavelength measurement; Wounds;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2001. Proceedings of the 23rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7211-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2001.1017312

Filename

1017312