Classification of long-bone fractures based on digital-geometric analysis of X-ray images
Article Type
Research Article
Publication Title
Pattern Recognition and Image Analysis
Abstract
The classification of fractured of a patient plays an important role in orthopaedic evaluation and diagnosis. It not only aids in assessing the severity of the disease or injury but also serves as a basis of treatment or surgical correction. This paper proposes a novel approach to automated classification of long-bone fractures based on the analysis of an input X-ray image. The method consists of four major steps: (i) extraction of the bone-contour from a given X-ray image, (ii) identification of fracture-points or cracks, (iii) determination of an equivalent set of geometric features in tune with the Müller-AO clinical classification of fractures, and (iv) identification and detailed assessment of the fracture-type. The decision procedure makes use of certain geometric properties of digital curves such as relaxed digital straight line segments (RDSS), arcs, discrete curvature, and concavity index. The proposed method for the analysis of fractures is applied on different types of bone-images and is observed to have produced correct classification in most of the test-cases.
First Page
742
Last Page
757
DOI
10.1134/S1054661816040027
Publication Date
10-1-2016
Recommended Citation
Bandyopadhyay, O.; Biswas, A.; and Bhattacharya, B. B., "Classification of long-bone fractures based on digital-geometric analysis of X-ray images" (2016). Journal Articles. 4142.
https://digitalcommons.isical.ac.in/journal-articles/4142