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A novel approach to evaluate blood parameters using computer vision techniques
Di Maio, Antonio; Bevilacqua, Vitoantonio; Marino, Francescomaria et al.
2016In Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA), 2016 IEEE International Symposium on
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Keywords :
Computer Vision; Blood; Hemoglobin
Abstract :
[en] Current medical practice for determining hemoglobin concentration (which is especially important for anemic patients in need of blood transfusion) involves frequent blood tests. In this work, we propose an alternative, non-invasive approach to hemoglobin estimation, based on image analysis of a specific conjunctival region. Our ultimate goal is to develop an easy-to-use wearable device that patients themselves can employ at home to autonomously assess their need of blood transfusion. In this paper, we detail the prototype of our device and the methodology for extracting key information from the color values of the acquired image. Tests conducted on 77 anemic and healthy patients show significant correlation between the real hemoglobin value obtained through blood sampling and the value estimated by our algorithm. A prototypical binary classification algorithm for assessing the need of blood transfusion yielded good results in terms of accuracy, specificity and sensitivity, thus making it possible to avoid a significant number of blood tests.
Disciplines :
Computer science
Author, co-author :
Di Maio, Antonio ;  University of Luxembourg > Interdisciplinary Centre for Security, Reliability and Trust (SNT)
Bevilacqua, Vitoantonio
Marino, Francescomaria
Dimauro, Giovanni
Girardi, Francesco
Guarini, Attilio
External co-authors :
yes
Language :
English
Title :
A novel approach to evaluate blood parameters using computer vision techniques
Publication date :
15 May 2016
Event name :
International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA), 2016 IEEE
Event organizer :
IEEE
Event place :
Benevento, Italy
Event date :
from 15-05-2016 to 18-05-2016
Audience :
International
Main work title :
Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA), 2016 IEEE International Symposium on
Publisher :
IEEE
ISBN/EAN :
978-1-4673-9172-6
Pages :
1-6
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
Focus Area :
Computational Sciences
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