Topographic segmentation and transit time estimation for endoscopic capsule exams

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2006

Authors

Coimbra, M (Author) FCUP; Campos, P (Author) Other; Silva P S Cunha (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: 2006 IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing, Vols 1-13

Pages: 2412-2415

31st IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing

Toulouse, FRANCE, MAY 14-19, 2006

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Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, Information engineering

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-004-R2F

DOI: 10.1109/ICASSP.2006.1660555

Abstract (EN): The endoscopic capsule is a recent medical technology with important clinical benefits but suffering from a practical handicap: long exam annotation times. This paper shows how support vector machines can be used to segment the gastrointestinal tract into its four major topographic areas, allowing the automatic estimation of the clinically relevant gastric and intestinal transit times. According to medical specialists, this can reduce exam annotation times by up to 12%.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 4