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Automated topographic segmentation and transit time estimation in endoscopic capsule exams.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18270058     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Endoscopic capsule is a recent medical technology with important clinical benefits but suffering from a practical handicap: long exam annotation times. This paper proposes and compares two approaches (Bayesian and support vector machines) that 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 sections and corresponding transit times. According to medical specialists, this can reduce exam annotation times by up to 12% (15 min). This automatic tool has been integrated into our CapView annotation software that is currently being used by three medical institutions.
Authors:
J S Cunha; M Coimbra; P Campos; J M Soares
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Evaluation Studies; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  IEEE transactions on medical imaging     Volume:  27     ISSN:  0278-0062     ISO Abbreviation:  IEEE Trans Med Imaging     Publication Date:  2008 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-02-13     Completed Date:  2008-03-11     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8310780     Medline TA:  IEEE Trans Med Imaging     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  19-27     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Electronics, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal. jcunha@det.ua.pt
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Algorithms
Artificial Intelligence
Capsule Endoscopy / methods*
Gastrointestinal Motility / physiology*
Gastrointestinal Tract / anatomy & histology*,  physiology*
Humans
Image Enhancement / methods
Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / methods*
Imaging, Three-Dimensional / methods*
Pattern Recognition, Automated / methods*
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Time Factors
User-Computer Interface

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