title: Enhanced video images for tympanic membrane characterization.
abstract: The objective of this article is to introduce portable devices capable of providing video images of the tympanic membrane and tympanic cavity of the ear. Specifically, digital video otoscopy is introduced as an effective platform for tympanic membrane characterization. In addition, we show how digital image enhancement and segmentation processing techniques can be applied to the acquired images, which could provide more visual detail and objective clinical interpretation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Engineering, Trinity College, Hartford, CT 06106, USA. lin.cheng@trincoll.edu
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Jinfeng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Corrie E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Roehm
authors.forename: Tulio A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Valdez
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000473:pathology; D038781:Otoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D014432:Tympanic Membrane / Q000473:pathology*; D014743:Videotape Recording / Q000379:methods*