Systems and methods for observing and analyzing swallowing
OwnerStuart Bradleyinventor
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Abstract
A system is disclosed that includes an intubating scope and image capture device configured to capture one or more images of an interior of a subject's throat during swallowing of bolus. The system also includes a computing device configured to receive the captured one or more images. The computing device is also configured to analyze the image(s) to measure an amount of tissue covered by bolus in the one or more images. Further, the computing device is configured to present information indicating the measure of the amount of tissue covered by bolus.
Claims23
A system comprising:
- an intubating scope and image capture device configured to capture a video of an interior of a subject's throat during swallowing of bolus;
- a computing device including at least one processor and memory configured to:
- receive the captured video;
- determine a color category of pixels in frames of the video;
- determine, for each color category, the number of pixels having a color within the color category to produce information indicating a measure of an amount of tissue covered by bolus during the swallowing of the bolus;
- determine, for each color category, the number of pixels having a color within the color category to produce information indicating a measure of an amount of tissue not covered by bolus during the swallowing of the bolus;
- and
- present, during the swallowing of the bolus, the information indicating the measure of the amount of tissue covered by bolus and the amount of tissue not covered by bolus.
A method comprising:
- receiving video one of an interior of a subject's throat during swallowing of bolus;
- determining a color category of pixels in frames of the video;
- determining, for each color category, the number of pixels having a color within the color category to produce information indicating a measure of an amount of tissue covered by bolus during the swallowing of the bolus;
- determining, for each color category, the number of pixels having a color within the color category to produce information indicating a measure of an amount of tissue not covered by bolus during the swallowing of the bolus;
- and
- presenting, during the swallowing of the bolus, the information indicating the measure of the amount of tissue covered by bolus and the amount of tissue not covered by bolus.
A computer program product for analyzing swallowing, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a computing device to cause the computing device to:
- receive, by the computing device, video of an interior of a subject's throat during swallowing of bolus;
- determine, by the computing device, a color category of pixels in frames of the video;
- determine, by the computing device and for each color category, the number of pixels having a color within the color category to produce information indicating a measure of an amount of tissue covered by bolus during the swallowing of the bolus;
- determine, by the computing device and for each color category, the number of pixels having a color within the color category to produce information indicating a measure of an amount of tissue not covered by bolus during the swallowing of the bolus;
- and
- present, by the computing device and during swallowing of the bolus, the information indicating the measure of the amount of tissue covered by bolus and the amount of tissue not covered by bolus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.