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Colour Texture Analysis for Quantitative Laryngoscopy

  • Whilst considerable progress has been made in enhancing the quality of indirect laryngoscopy and image processing, the evaluation of clinical findings is still based on the clinician's judgement. The aim of this paper was to examine the feasibility of an objective computer-based method for evaluating laryngeal disease. Digitally recorded images obtained by 90 degree- and 70 degree-angled indirect rod laryngoscopy using standardized white balance values were made of 16 patients and 19 healthy subjects. The digital images were evaluated manually by the clinician based on a standardized questionnaire, and suspect lesions were marked and classified on the image. Following colour separation, normal vocal cord areas as well as suspect lesions were analyzed automatically using co-occurrence matrices, which compare colour differences between neighbouring pixels over a predefined distance. Whilst colour histograms did not provide sufficient information for distinguishing between healthy and diseased tissues, consideration of the blue content of neighbouring pixels enabled a correct classification in 81.4% of cases. If all colour channels (red, green and blue) were regarded simultaneously, the best classification correctness obtained was 77.1%. Although only a very basic classification differentiating between healthy and diseased tissue was attempted, the results showed progress compared to grey-scale histograms, which have been evaluated before. The results document a first step towards an objective, machine-based classification of laryngeal images, which could provide the basis for further development of an expert system for use in indirect laryngoscopy.

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Author:Justus F. R. Ilgner, Christoph PalmORCiDGND, Andreas G. Schütz, Klaus Spitzer, Martin Westhofen, Thomas M. Lehmann
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/00016480310000412
Parent Title (English):Acta Otolaryngologica
Document Type:Article
Language:English
Year of first Publication:2003
Release Date:2020/05/13
Tag:diagnostic laryngoscopy; electronic imaging; endoscopy; neoplastic larynx disease
Volume:123
First Page:730
Last Page:734
Institutes:Fakultät Informatik und Mathematik
Fakultät Informatik und Mathematik / Regensburg Medical Image Computing (ReMIC)
Publication:Externe Publikationen
research focus:Lebenswissenschaften und Ethik