Bleeding and Ulcer Detection Using Wireless Capsule Endoscopy Images

Jinn-Yi Yeh, Tai-Hsi Wu, Wei-Jun Tsai

Department of Business Administration, National Taipei University, Taiwan.
Department of Management Information Systems, National Chiayi University, Taiwan.

DOI: 10.4236/jsea.2014.75039                

Abstract

Wireless capsule endoscopes (WCEs) have been used widely to detect abnormalities inside regions of the small intestine that are not accessible when using traditional endoscopy techniques. However, an experienced clinician must spend an average of 2 hours to view and analyze the approximately 60,000 images produced during one examination. Therefore, developing a computeraided system for processing WCE images is crucial. This paper proposes a novel method used for detecting bleeding and ulcers in WCE images. This approach involves using color features to determine the status of the small intestine. The experimental results revealed that the proposed scheme is promising in detecting bleeding and ulcer regions.

Keywords

Wireless Capsule Endoscope (WCE), Computer-Aided Diagnosis, Bleeding, Ulcer

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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