Processing a video for respiration rate estimation
First Claim
1. A method for estimating respiration rate of a subject of interest being monitored for respiratory function in a non-contact, remote sensing environment, the method comprising:
- receiving a video of a target region of a body of a subject of interest being monitored for respiratory function, wherein said video is captured using a video camera and an illuminator configured to project a pattern of structured illumination, said video camera being sensitive to electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength of said structured illumination, each image of said captured video comprising a sampling of radiation emitted by a reflection of said structured illumination off a surface of said target region, a spatial distortion being introduced by a reflection of said projected pattern off said surface;
processing said video images to reconstruct 3D depth information of the scene and estimate 3D time-series data from said 3D depth information for said target region; and
estimating said subject'"'"'s respiration rate from said 3D time-series data comprising;
for each image of said video;
comparing spatial attributes of said spatial distortion to known spatial attributes of undistorted projected patterns such that said distortion can be characterized in said image;
calculating a depth map from said characterized distortion at different locations on said surface of said target region;
estimating a 3D volume from said depth map; and
concatenating said resulting estimated 3D volumes to obtain said estimated 3D time-series data.
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Abstract
What is disclosed is a system and method for estimating a respiration rate by analyzing distortions in reflections of structured illumination patterns captured in a video containing a view of a subject'"'"'s thoracic region. In one embodiment, a video of a target region of a body of a subject of interest is received. Video image frames are processed to estimate 3D time-series data for the target region. As more fully disclosed herein, the subject'"'"'s respiration rate is estimated from the 3D time-series data. Measurements can be acquired under a diverse set of lighting conditions. The teachings hereof provide a non-contact approach to patient respiratory function monitoring that is useful for intensive care units and for monitoring at homes, and which aid in the detection of sudden deterioration of physiological conditions due to changes in respiration rates. The teachings hereof provide an effective tool for non-contact respiratory function study and analysis.
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1. A method for estimating respiration rate of a subject of interest being monitored for respiratory function in a non-contact, remote sensing environment, the method comprising:
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receiving a video of a target region of a body of a subject of interest being monitored for respiratory function, wherein said video is captured using a video camera and an illuminator configured to project a pattern of structured illumination, said video camera being sensitive to electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength of said structured illumination, each image of said captured video comprising a sampling of radiation emitted by a reflection of said structured illumination off a surface of said target region, a spatial distortion being introduced by a reflection of said projected pattern off said surface; processing said video images to reconstruct 3D depth information of the scene and estimate 3D time-series data from said 3D depth information for said target region; and estimating said subject'"'"'s respiration rate from said 3D time-series data comprising; for each image of said video; comparing spatial attributes of said spatial distortion to known spatial attributes of undistorted projected patterns such that said distortion can be characterized in said image; calculating a depth map from said characterized distortion at different locations on said surface of said target region; estimating a 3D volume from said depth map; and concatenating said resulting estimated 3D volumes to obtain said estimated 3D time-series data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for estimating respiration rate of a subject of interest being monitored for respiratory function in a non-contact, remote sensing environment, the system comprising:
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an illuminator configured to project a pattern of structured illumination; a video camera for capturing a video of a target region of a subject of interest being monitored for respiratory function, said video camera being sensitive to at least the electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength of said structured illumination, wherein said video is captured using a video camera and an illuminator configured to project a pattern of structured illumination, said video camera being sensitive to electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength of said structured illumination; and a processor in communication with said video camera and a display device, said processor executing machine readable program instructions for performing; receiving video captured by said video camera, each image of said video comprising a sampling of radiation emitted by a reflection of said structured illumination off a surface of said target region, a spatial distortion being introduced by a reflection of said projected pattern off said surface; processing said video to estimate 3D time-series data for said target region; estimating a respiration rate from said 3D time-series data comprising; for each image of said video; comparing spatial attributes of said spatial distortion to known spatial attributes of undistorted projected patterns such that said distortion can be characterized in said image; calculating a depth map from said characterized distortion at different locations on said surface of said target region; estimating a 3D volume from said depth map; and concatenating said resulting estimated 3D volumes to obtain said estimated 3D time-series data; and communicating said estimated respiration rate to said display device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer implemented method for estimating respiration rate of a subject of interest being monitored for respiratory function in a non-contact, remote sensing environment, the method comprising:
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receiving a video of a target region of a body of a subject of interest being monitored for respiratory function, said video being captured using a video camera and an illuminator configured to project a pattern of structured illumination, said video camera being sensitive to electromagnetic radiation in a wavelength of said structured illumination, each image of said captured video comprising a sampling of radiation emitted by a reflection of said structured illumination off a surface of said target region, a spatial distortion being introduced by a reflection of said projected pattern off said surface; processing said video images to estimate 3D time-series data for said target region; estimating said subject'"'"'s respiration rate from said 3D time-series data comprising; for each image of said video; comparing spatial attributes of said spatial distortion to known spatial attributes of undistorted projected patterns such that said distortion can be characterized in said image; calculating a depth map from said characterized distortion at different locations on said surface of said target region; estimating a 3D volume from said depth map; and concatenating said resulting estimated 3D volumes to obtain said estimated 3D time-series data; and communicating any of;
said respiration rate and said 3D time-series data, to a display device for visual review. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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