System, method and device for automatic noninvasive screening for diabetes and pre-diabetes
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1. A method for an automatic noninvasive screening for diabetes and pre-diabetes using at least one image, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) capturing a color image of a patient'"'"'s eye;
b) storing the image in a storage for processing;
c) converting the color image to a grayscale image;
d) applying a box blur filter to the grayscale image;
e) applying a noise reduction filter the box blur image;
f) normalizing the noise reduced image;
g) increasing the range in the normalized, noise reduced image between white, identifying conjunctiva, and black, identifying blood vessel, pixels on the normalized image;
h) applying a Gaussian Matched filter to the range increased image;
i) scoring each pixel of the Gaussian Matched image on a likelihood of being in a blood vessel;
j) calculating, for each of the scored pixels, an optimal orthogonal angle;
k) rank segmenting each of the optimal orthogonal angles;
l) identifying blood vessel candidates from the segmented rankings using a threshold;
m) calculating a midpoint for each segmented ranking;
n) calculating midpoints for each segmented rank;
o) calculating blood vessel diameters associated with each midpoint;
p) chaining each identified midpoint to the other identified midpoints;
q) calculating a line that connects and traverses the blood vessel through the chained midpoints creating a line; and
r) performing feature analysis on the blood vessel using statistics and the blood vessel chains to identify and measure features in the micro circulation to identified diabetic conditions.
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Abstract
A system for an automatic noninvasive screening for diabetes and pre-diabetes using a device to take at least one image of a patient'"'"'s eye, executing non-transitory instructions executable on a processor for analyzing the image and displaying an indication if the patient has diabetes.
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1. A method for an automatic noninvasive screening for diabetes and pre-diabetes using at least one image, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) capturing a color image of a patient'"'"'s eye; b) storing the image in a storage for processing; c) converting the color image to a grayscale image; d) applying a box blur filter to the grayscale image; e) applying a noise reduction filter the box blur image; f) normalizing the noise reduced image; g) increasing the range in the normalized, noise reduced image between white, identifying conjunctiva, and black, identifying blood vessel, pixels on the normalized image; h) applying a Gaussian Matched filter to the range increased image; i) scoring each pixel of the Gaussian Matched image on a likelihood of being in a blood vessel; j) calculating, for each of the scored pixels, an optimal orthogonal angle; k) rank segmenting each of the optimal orthogonal angles; l) identifying blood vessel candidates from the segmented rankings using a threshold; m) calculating a midpoint for each segmented ranking; n) calculating midpoints for each segmented rank; o) calculating blood vessel diameters associated with each midpoint; p) chaining each identified midpoint to the other identified midpoints; q) calculating a line that connects and traverses the blood vessel through the chained midpoints creating a line; and r) performing feature analysis on the blood vessel using statistics and the blood vessel chains to identify and measure features in the micro circulation to identified diabetic conditions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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