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VOL. 11, ISSUE 5 (2024)
Semi automatic measurement of pleural effusion index
Authors
Catur Edi Widodo
Abstract
Pleural effusion index is one indicator used
to determine the severity of dengue hemorrhagic fever. During this time,
pleural effusion index measurements were carried out by radiologists, and there
were often differences in measurement results between radiologists. This
difference is due to the fact that each radiologist has a different
interpretation of the width of the effusion and the width of the hemithorax that is used as the basis for calculation. In this paper we have
performed pleural effusion index measurements automatically with the method of
segmentation in the thoracic image of patients with dengue hemorrhagic fever in
a semi-automatic manner using image processing techniques. The program design
includes stages of improving image quality, segmentation, morphological
operations, and finally, pleural effusion index measurements via mouse clicks
on the area to be measured. The material used in this study is right lateral
decubitus projection thorax image with optimal exposure factor and free from
superposition. Verification is carried out by a radiologist who is an expert.
From the results of the verification, it was concluded that the proposed method
could measure pleural effusion index with accuracy 85 percent.
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Pages:15-18
How to cite this article:
Catur Edi Widodo "Semi automatic measurement of pleural effusion index". International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development, Vol 11, Issue 5, 2024, Pages 15-18
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