Automated analysis method for screening knee osteoarthritis using medical infrared thermography

Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 471-477

  Jin, Chao ^a   Yang, Yang ^b   Xue, Zu Jun ^c   Liu, Ke Min ^c   Liu, Jing ^a,b  

^a Tsinghua University   (China)

^b TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY   (China)

^c CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Automated detection; Infrared thermography; Osteoarthritis screening

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED DETECTION; AUTOMATED RECOGNITION; FEATURE EXTRACTION ALGORITHMS; FUNCTIONAL INFORMATION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; THERMAL DIAGNOSTICS; THERMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS;

ALGORITHMS; AUTOMATION; JOINTS (ANATOMY); SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINES; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

DIAGNOSIS;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOMATED PATTERN RECOGNITION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LEARNING ALGORITHM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPPORT VECTOR MACHINE; THERMOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM;

EID: 84889605284     PISSN: 16090985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5405/jmbe.1054     Document Type: Article

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