Processing thermal images to detect breast cancer and assess pain

Proceedings of the IEEE/EMBS Region 8 International Conference on Information Technology Applications in Biomedicine, ITAB

Volumn 2003-January, Issue , 2003, Pages 234-237

  Frize, M ^a,b   Herry, C ^a   Scales, N ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

breast cancer detection; Digital infrared thermal imaging; image processing; pain detection and assessment

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; HEALTH; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFRARED IMAGING; MEDICAL IMAGING; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

BREAST CANCER DETECTION; COMPUTER PROCESSING; INFRARED THERMAL IMAGING; PAIN DETECTION AND ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGICAL DISORDERS; SKIN TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTIONS; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THERMAL DYSFUNCTIONS;

IMAGE PROCESSING;

EID: 84942416892     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/ITAB.2003.1222520     Document Type: Conference Paper

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