Application of deep learning in wound size measurement using fingernail as the reference.

Journal: BMC medical informatics and decision making
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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Most current wound size measurement devices or applications require manual wound tracing and reference markers. Chronic wound care usually relies on patients or caregivers who might have difficulties using these devices. Considering a more human-centered design, we propose an automatic wound size measurement system by combining three deep learning (DL) models and using fingernails as a reference.

Authors

  • Dun-Hao Chang
    Department of Information Management, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
  • Duc-Khanh Nguyen
    Department of Information Management, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan 32003, Taiwan.
  • Thi-Ngoc Nguyen
    Department of Information Management, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
  • Chien-Lung Chan
    Department of Information Management, Yuan Ze University, Taoyuan, ROC.