KL divergence-based cervical vertebra thermal imaging data verification method

Abstract

The invention discloses a KL divergence-based cervical vertebra thermal imaging data verification method. The method includes the following steps that: (1) thermal imaging image processing is performed: the thermal image of a patient is processed into a grayscale image, a background and a target in the grayscale image are distinguished from each other, the grayscale image is processed through a maximum inter-class variance method, so that a binarized image is obtained; (2) the position of a cervical vertebrae is located; and (3) the maximum value of the heat distribution index of a cervical vertebrae region is calculated, and the similarity of the thermal images of the patient before and after treatment is calculated through KL divergence, and the numerical value difference of the patientbefore and after treatment is obtained through comparison. According to the method of the invention, the image processing technology and the KL divergence are applied to the cervical vertebra thermalimage; the inputted cervical vertebra image is automatically processed through a computer; on the basis that the position of the cervical vertebrae in the thermal image is located, and the KL divergence is used to calculate the difference between the cervical vertebra thermal imaging data of the patient before and after rehabilitation, and final parameter changes are obtained; and doctors can be assisted to make accurate judgment on the condition of the patient.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to image processing of thermal imaging images of cervical spine and a difference comparison method based on KL divergence, in particular to a method for verifying data of thermal imaging images of cervical spine based on KL divergence. Background technique [0002] With the development of science and technology, the clinical value of infrared thermal imaging technology in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with cervical spondylosis is becoming more and more obvious. With the help of thermal imaging maps, doctors can accurately understand the location of the disease, and the application of infrared thermal imaging during treatment can accurately express the effect of treatment. Cervical spondylosis is mainly due to cervical disc degeneration, and its secondary intervertebral joint degeneration caused by the corresponding symptoms and signs of spinal cord, nerve, and blood vessel damage. At present, cervical spondylosis has be...

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However, at present, doctors check the rehabilitation effect of patients with cervical spondylosis mainly by comparing the cervical spine before and after treatment with the naked eye. There is no way to quantify the rehabilitation effect of the cervical spine of the patient. It is only based on personal experience when the doctor checks the patient's thermal image in conclusion

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