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US 7,444,071 B2Granted
Method for diagnosing disease from tongue image
AssigneeCarestream Health, Inc.
InventorShoupu Chen
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Abstract
A digital image processing method for a centralized multi-mode medical tongue image inspection system, comprising the steps of: forming at least one service unit (300) for performing tongue record (220) construction; forming a processing unit (320) for tongue record inspection (308); and providing communication links (330) between the service units and the processing unit.
Claims8
A method for diagnosing diseases by inspecting images of an individual's tongue comprising:
- forming a first image of said tongue, a color checker, and a portion of said individual's face;
- forming a second image of said tongue and said portion of said individual's face;
- performing a color comparison of said portion of said individual's face in said second image to said portion of said individual's face in said first image;
- matching the colors in said second image to the colors in said first image based on said color comparison;
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- diagnosing at least one disease based on changes in said first tongue image and said second tongue image.
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A method for diagnosing diseases by inspecting images of an individual's tongue comprising:
- forming a first image of said tongue and a portion of said individual's face;
- forming a second image of said tongue and said portion of said individual's face;
- performing a color comparison of said portion of said individual's face in said second image to said portion of said individual's face in said first image;
- matching the colors in said second image to the colors in said first image based on said color comparison;
- and
- diagnosing at least one disease based on changes in said first tongue image and said second tongue image.
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