A NOVEL APPROACH FOR DIAGNOSING LIVER LESION IMAGES IN TELEMEDICINE MODE

Abstract

In this article, a novel approach for diagnosing liver lesion using ultrasound image in telemedince mode is attempted. Liver cancer is a one of the neoplastic diseases. It has a high rate of mortality. The low quality of clinical ultrasound image limits the success of early detection and diagnosis based on the images. Filtering the spcekle noise to enhance the quality and segment the ROI from the ultrasound image are carried out. Wavelet-based texture descriptors are calculated and classification has been done using support vector machine. Telemedicine is the ability to provide interactive healthcare utilizing modern technology and telecommunications. In this telemedicne mode based diagnostic classification system, a client at remote location can submit the ultrasound B-scan liver image using the Internet and after analysis in the web server, the client at remote location will receive the diagnostic result.

Publication History

Article published online:
29 April 2020

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