METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AIDING IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF OTITIS MEDIA BY CLASSIFYING TYMPANIC MEMBRANE IMAGES

摘要

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.