Contributions to the Diagnosis of Intestinal Motility by Automatic Image Analysis

Contributions to the Diagnosis of Intestinal Motility by Automatic Image Analysis

Place: Large Lecture Room - CVC

Affiliation: Universitat de Barcelona and Computer Vision Centre  

In the early twenty first century Given Imaging Ltd. presented wireless capsule endoscopy (WCE) as a new technological breakthrough that allowed the visualization of the intestine by using a small, swallowed camera. This small size device was received with a high enthusiasm within the medical community, and until now, it is still one of the medical devices with the highest use growth rate. WCE can be used as a novel diagnostic tool that presents several clinical advantages, since it is non-invasive and at the same time it provides, for the rst time, a full picture of the small bowel morphology, contents and dynamics. Since its appearance, the WCE has been used to detect several intestinal dysfunctions such as: polyps, ulcers and bleeding. However, the visual analysis of WCE videos presents an important drawback: the long time required by the physicians for proper video visualization. In this sense and regarding to this limitation, the development of computer aided systems is required for the extensive use of WCE in the medical community.
The work presented in this thesis is a set of contributions for the automatic image analysis and computer-aided diagnosis of intestinal motility disorders using WCE.
 

  Thesis Santi Segui