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Method for Fusing Optical and Thermal Images Applied to Muscle Analysis


Abstract:

Currently, digital technologies are widely used to record any event by using different types of cameras, for different uses. There are cameras that use an optical sensor,...Show More

Abstract:

Currently, digital technologies are widely used to record any event by using different types of cameras, for different uses. There are cameras that use an optical sensor, which generates images in the RGB model. There are some cameras that use thermal sensors, which perform the registration of the temperature of the object being recorded and presents them under a color model using a color map. This research study uses a novel method to fuse optical and thermal images with the intention of being able to recognize certain parts of the human body. This study evaluates the presence of veins that have a higher temperature when performing rehabilitation exercises. The results allow to evaluate different combinations of color bands. In order to demonstrate the method, the use and application will depend on the analysis of the image and the interpretation by health personnel. At the time of merging the images, the optical image provides the structural part of the image, and the thermal image provides the functionality characterized by the body temperature. As a conclusion, this research study indicates that the proposed method can be applied to other applications in order to look for applications where the method can help in the diagnosis and evaluation of the treatment.
Date of Conference: 04-06 May 2023
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 08 June 2023
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Conference Location: Salem, India

I. Introduction

Among the different methods where we can use image fusion, characterized by fusing different types of image modalities, where images from different equipment of the same person are fused, we find applications where tomography image is fused with magnetic resonance image, with the intention of finding manifes tations that in an individual modality could not be evaluated, we find applications where optical images are fused with radar images in the application of satellite images, in order to highlight in the radar image the type of coverage defined by the color used [1].

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