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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2017
University of Pittsburgh-of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Alejandro Hoberman, Wexford, PA (US);
Jelena Kovacevic, New York, NY (US);
Nader Shaikh, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Anupama Kuruvilla, Wyoming, MI (US);
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
A method of aiding the diagnosis of otitis media in a patient includes obtaining image data in a processor apparatus of a computing device, the image data being associated with at least one electronic image of a tympanic membrane of the patient, calculating, a plurality of image features, each image feature being calculated based on at least a portion of the image data, classifying the at least one electronic image as a particular type of otitis media using the plurality of image features, and outputting an indication of the particular type of otitis media. Also, a system for implementing such a method that includes an output device and a computing device.