3D monitor of the evolution of CL wounds

Research topic: Leishmaniasis

Start year: 2014

The present project presents a new wound monitoring tool in 3D for tracking CL wounds using a 3D scanner and computer vision algorithms. A 3D mesh of the wound is obtained by a 3D commercial laser scanner. Then, a semi-automatic segmentation is performed by using active contours, to separate healthy skin from the ulcer. Finally, measurements of volume, area, perimeter and depth can be obtained from the mesh.

References

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