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<p>The paper presents the concept of using color template charts for the needs of telemedicine, particularly telediagnosis of the stoma. Although the concept is not new, the current popularity and level of development of digital cameras, especially those embedded in smartphones, allow common and reliable remote advice on various medical problems, which can be very important in the case of limitations in a physical contact with a doctor. The article focuses on the initial stages of photo processing for the needs of telemedicine, i.e., on the assumptions and the process of designing the appropriate template and detecting it in photos for stoma telediagnosis. Research on the developed algorithms for the location of fiducial markers and reference color fields, carried out on the basis of over 2,000 photos, showed a very high tolerance to scene exposure, lighting conditions and the camera used. The obtained results allowed the initial image intensity normalization of the stoma area as well as correct localization and measurement of changes detected on the skin and the mucosa, which, in the opinion of doctors, significantly increased the diagnostic value of the photographs.</p>
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The paper presents the concept of using color template charts for the needs of telemedicine, particularly telediagnosis of the stoma. Although the concept is not new, the current popularity and level of development of digital cameras, especially those embedded in smartphones, allow common and reliable remote advice on various medical problems, which can be very important in the case of limitations in a physical contact with a doctor. The article focuses on the initial stages of photo processing for the needs of telemedicine, i.e., on the assumptions and the process of designing the appropriate template and detecting it in photos for stoma telediagnosis. Research on the developed algorithms for the location of fiducial markers and reference color fields, carried out on the basis of over 2,000 photos, showed a very high tolerance to scene exposure, lighting conditions and the camera used. The obtained results allowed the initial image intensity normalization of the stoma area as well as correct localization and measurement of changes detected on the skin and the mucosa, which, in the opinion of doctors, significantly increased the diagnostic value of the photographs.

Template Chart Detection for Stoma Telediagnosis

Faculty of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics Gdańsk University of Technology ul

Computer and Control Engineering Lodz University of Technology ul

Department of General and Colorectal Surgery Medical University of Lodz ul

International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science

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The paper presents the concept of using color template charts for the needs of telemedicine, particularly telediagnosis of the stoma. Although the concept is...

Template Chart Detection for Stoma Telediagnosis

Publicado en línea: 31 mar 2022

Páginas: 147 - 160

Recibido: 15 abr 2021

Aceptado: 30 oct 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34768/amcs-2022-0012

Palabras clave
stoma, marker detection, telediagnosis, distortion correction

© 2022 Mariusz Szwoch et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Template Chart Detection for Stoma Telediagnosis

Publicado en línea: 31 mar 2022

Páginas: 147 - 160

Recibido: 15 abr 2021

Aceptado: 30 oct 2021

DOI: https://doi.org/10.34768/amcs-2022-0012

Palabras clavestoma, marker detection, telediagnosis, distortion correction

© 2022 Mariusz Szwoch et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
stoma, marker detection, telediagnosis, distortion correction