Real time video processing software for the analysis of endoscopic guided-biopsies

CRISTIAN ORDOÑEZ; AGUSTINA BOUCHET; JUAN IGNACIO PASTORE; EDUARDO BLOTTA

JOURNAL OF PHYSICS: CONFERENCE SERIES

IOP PUBLISHING LTD

Lugar: Londres; Año: 2012 p. 1 - 9

1742-6588

The severity in Barrett esophagus disease is, undoubtedly, the possibility of its malignization. To make an early diagnosis in order to avoid possible complications, it is absolutely necessary collect biopsies to make a histological analysis. This should be done under endoscopic control to avoid mucus areas that may co-exist within the columnar epithelial, which could lead to a false diagnosis. This paper presents a video processing software in real-time in order to delineate and enhance areas of interest to facilitate the work of the expert.