Thermal image analysis and segmentation of hand in evaluation of rheumatoid arthritis

2012 International Conference on Computer Communication and Informatics, ICCCI 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Snekhalatha, U ^a   Anburajan, M ^a   Teena, Therace ^a   Venkatraman, B ^b   Menaka, M ^b   Raj, Baldev ^b  

^a SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b INDIRA GANDHI CENTRE FOR ATOMIC RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Expectation minimization algorithm; fuzzy c means algorithm; heat distribution index; Rheumatoid arthritis; thermal imaging; thermography

Indexed keywords

ARTHRITIS PATIENTS; CHRONIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; EM ALGORITHMS; EXPECTATION-MAXIMIZATION ALGORITHMS; EXPECTATION-MINIMIZATION ALGORITHM; FUZZY C-MEANS ALGORITHMS; HEAT DISTRIBUTION; IMAGING MODALITY; INFRARED THERMOGRAM; NOVEL IMAGING TECHNIQUES; REGION OF INTEREST; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TEMPERATURE ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE VARIATION; THERMAL IMAGE ANALYSIS;

CLUSTERING ALGORITHMS; COMMUNICATION; COPYING; DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; INFORMATION SCIENCE; INFRARED IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING); THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT);

TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 84858722255     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ICCCI.2012.6158784     Document Type: Conference Paper

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