On diabetic foot, wound healing, amputation prevention, and the merger of consumer tech with medical devices
In the realm of medical imaging and diagnostics, the Diabetic Foot Ulcers Grand Challenge (DFUC) 2022 stands out as a potential milemarker. Spearheaded by Moi Hoon Yap and coworkers, this challenge has pushed the boundaries of what's possible in the segmentation of diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) using deep learning techniques. The challenge not only provided... Continue Reading →
Terrific work from Zhang and coworkers Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a chronic disease with hyperglycemia. If not treated in time, it may lead to lower limb amputation. At the initial stage, the detection of diabetes-related foot ulcer (DFU) is very difficult. Deep learning has demonstrated state-of-the-art performance in various fields and has been used to... Continue Reading →
This just published in arXiv Bill Cassidy1, Connah Kendrick1, Neil D. Reeves2, Joseph M. Pappachan3,Claire O’Shea4, David G. Armstrong5 , and Moi Hoon Yap1 Abstract. Diabetic foot ulcer classification systems use the presence of wound infection (bacteria present within the wound) and ischaemia (restricted blood supply) as vital clinical indicators for treatment and prediction of... Continue Reading →
