A non-contact imaging-based approach to detecting stage pressure ulcers

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

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 6380-6383

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

^a IEEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c Health System Volunteer Services   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dark skin pigmentation; Emerging technologies; Erythema; Non contact imaging based detection methods; Pressure ulcer

Indexed keywords

DARK SKIN PIGMENTATION; ERYTHEMA INDICES; NON CONTACT IMAGING BASED DETECTION METHODS; PRESSURE ULCERS;

DISEASES; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INFRARED IMAGING; PATIENT TREATMENT; SKIN;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DECUBITUS; DERMATOLOGY; EQUIPMENT; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INFRARED RADIATION; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PRESSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; SKIN PIGMENTATION; THEORETICAL MODEL; VIDEO MICROSCOPY;

ALGORITHMS; DERMATOLOGY; ERYTHEMA; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFRARED RAYS; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PRESSURE; PRESSURE ULCER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SOFTWARE;

EID: 34047123774     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2006.259513     Document Type: Conference Paper

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