Gastrointestinal: Hookworm diagnosed by capsule endoscopy
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Hookworm Detection Using Wireless Capsule Endoscopy Images
The main aim of this project is to capture the properties of hookworms, GLCM technique is first applied to detect the location of hookworm and then the Guided Filter is used to reduce the distortion. To differentiate the unique visual features of hookworm from different components of gastrointestinal structure, Morphological operation is been proposed to locate their exact tubular structure. Wi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0815-9319,1440-1746
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2006.04746.x