TY - GEN
T1 - Development of the Tongue Diagnosis System by Using Surface Coating Mirror
AU - Jeon, Y. J.
AU - Kim, K. H.
AU - Ryu, H. H.
AU - Lee, J.
AU - Lee, S. W.
AU - Kim, J. Y.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Tongue diagnosis consists of many parameters, including shape, substance and coating of the tongue and so on, to examine health condition and the property of a disease. A new instrument is demand, however, to exclude the effect of various medical examination environments and clinician's subjective sense. In this study, to acquire a clear image of the whole tongue, 500 mega pixel CCD camera and 35mm lens were used and a right angle shape body with surface coating mirror for sufficient object distance. To reduce a specular reflection on the surface of the tongue due to saliva, the LED lighting with a diffusing acrylic was applied. Furthermore, to adjust light interference in the color of the tongue, color charts were inserted. In further study, we will develop the tongue diagnosis algorithm so that this system can be used widely in clinical and research fields.
AB - Tongue diagnosis consists of many parameters, including shape, substance and coating of the tongue and so on, to examine health condition and the property of a disease. A new instrument is demand, however, to exclude the effect of various medical examination environments and clinician's subjective sense. In this study, to acquire a clear image of the whole tongue, 500 mega pixel CCD camera and 35mm lens were used and a right angle shape body with surface coating mirror for sufficient object distance. To reduce a specular reflection on the surface of the tongue due to saliva, the LED lighting with a diffusing acrylic was applied. Furthermore, to adjust light interference in the color of the tongue, color charts were inserted. In further study, we will develop the tongue diagnosis algorithm so that this system can be used widely in clinical and research fields.
KW - Coating of the tongue
KW - Substance of the tongue
KW - Surface coating mirror
KW - Tongue diagnosis
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U2 - 10.1007/978-3-540-92841-6_124
DO - 10.1007/978-3-540-92841-6_124
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84891945725
SN - 9783540928409
T3 - IFMBE Proceedings
SP - 505
EP - 507
BT - 13th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering - ICBME 2008
T2 - 13th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering, ICBME 2008
Y2 - 3 December 2008 through 6 December 2008
ER -