Fully-automated interpretation of biochemical tests for decision support by smartphones

Marina Velikova; Peter J.F. Lucas; Ruben L. Smeets; Josien Terwisscha Van Scheltinga

doi:10.1109/CBMS.2012.6266352

Fully-automated interpretation of biochemical tests for decision support by smartphones

Marina Velikova^*, Peter J.F. Lucas, Ruben L. Smeets, Josien Terwisscha Van Scheltinga

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

In this paper we present innovative research for the automatic interpretation of biochemical test strip color by a smartphone using image processing techniques. Urinalysis is the current application for these techniques. Our mobile application captures images of the color pads on strips using the camera phone, then analyzes automatically the images within the device itself and compares these against reference color pads to obtain a final classification. As a test scenario we focus on the detection of proteinuria, i.e., leakage of protein into the urine, for the detection of which strips for protein and creatinine are used. We performed an initial laboratory evaluation using specially prepared concentrations to check the accuracy and precision of detection. The results obtained are encouraging and show that the proposed technique has a good potential for the development of cheap, mobile and smart home-based readers for the early detection of health problems.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 25th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems, CBMS 2012
Editors	Paolo Soda, Francesco Tortorella, Sameer Antani, Mykola Pechenizkiy, Mario Cannataro, Alexey Tsymbal
Publisher	IEEE
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4577-1190-9
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4673-2051-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2012.6266352
Publication status	Published - 2012
Externally published	Yes
Event	25th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems, CBMS 2012 - Rome, Italy Duration: 20 Jun 2012 → 22 Jun 2012 Conference number: 25

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Name	Proceedings - IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems
ISSN (Print)	1063-7125

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Conference	25th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems, CBMS 2012
Abbreviated title	CBMS 2012
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Rome
Period	20/06/12 → 22/06/12

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Velikova, M., Lucas, P. J. F., Smeets, R. L., & Terwisscha Van Scheltinga, J. (2012). Fully-automated interpretation of biochemical tests for decision support by smartphones. In P. Soda, F. Tortorella, S. Antani, M. Pechenizkiy, M. Cannataro, & A. Tsymbal (Eds.), Proceedings of the 25th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems, CBMS 2012 Article 6266352 (Proceedings - IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2012.6266352

Velikova, Marina ; Lucas, Peter J.F. ; Smeets, Ruben L. et al. / Fully-automated interpretation of biochemical tests for decision support by smartphones. Proceedings of the 25th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems, CBMS 2012. editor / Paolo Soda ; Francesco Tortorella ; Sameer Antani ; Mykola Pechenizkiy ; Mario Cannataro ; Alexey Tsymbal. IEEE, 2012. (Proceedings - IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems).

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Velikova, M, Lucas, PJF, Smeets, RL & Terwisscha Van Scheltinga, J 2012, Fully-automated interpretation of biochemical tests for decision support by smartphones. in P Soda, F Tortorella, S Antani, M Pechenizkiy, M Cannataro & A Tsymbal (eds), Proceedings of the 25th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems, CBMS 2012., 6266352, Proceedings - IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems, IEEE, 25th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems, CBMS 2012, Rome, Italy, 20/06/12. https://doi.org/10.1109/CBMS.2012.6266352

Fully-automated interpretation of biochemical tests for decision support by smartphones. / Velikova, Marina; Lucas, Peter J.F.; Smeets, Ruben L. et al.
Proceedings of the 25th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems, CBMS 2012. ed. / Paolo Soda; Francesco Tortorella; Sameer Antani; Mykola Pechenizkiy; Mario Cannataro; Alexey Tsymbal. IEEE, 2012. 6266352 (Proceedings - IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems).

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Velikova M, Lucas PJF, Smeets RL, Terwisscha Van Scheltinga J. Fully-automated interpretation of biochemical tests for decision support by smartphones. In Soda P, Tortorella F, Antani S, Pechenizkiy M, Cannataro M, Tsymbal A, editors, Proceedings of the 25th IEEE International Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems, CBMS 2012. IEEE. 2012. 6266352. (Proceedings - IEEE Symposium on Computer-Based Medical Systems). doi: 10.1109/CBMS.2012.6266352

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