Improving the detection of stage i pressure ulcers by enhancing digital color images

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 5206-5209

  Rajendran, Prabhu Jude ^b   Leachtenauer, Jon ^c,d   Kell, Steve ^c   Turner, Beverely ^c   Newcomer, Chris ^e   Lyder, Courtney ^e   Alwan, Majd ^a,c  

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b University of Virginia   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d Health System Volunteer Services   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Color images; Emerging technologies; Image enhancement; Non contact imaging based detection methods; Pressure ulcer

Indexed keywords

COLOR IMAGES; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; NON-CONTACT IMAGING-BASED DETECTION METHODS; PRESSURE ULCER;

COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; PATIENT TREATMENT; SKIN;

TUMORS;

AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COLOR; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DECUBITUS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; NURSING HOME; PATHOLOGY; SKIN;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; COLOR; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PRESSURE ULCER; SKIN; SOFTWARE;

EID: 34047111729     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.259514     Document Type: Conference Paper

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