Tongue Image Analysis

Part I. Background

1. Introduction to Tongue Image Analysis
David Zhang, Hongzhi Zhang, Bob Zhang

2. Tongue Images Acquisition System Design
David Zhang, Hongzhi Zhang, Bob Zhang

Part II. Tongue Image Segmentation and Shape Classification

3. Tongue Image Segmentation by Bi-elliptical Deformable Contour
David Zhang, Hongzhi Zhang, Bob Zhang

4. A Snake-Based Approach to Automated Tongue Image Segmentation
David Zhang, Hongzhi Zhang, Bob Zhang

5. Tongue Segmentation in Hyperspectral Images
David Zhang, Hongzhi Zhang, Bob Zhang

6. Tongue Segmentation by Gradient Vector Flow and Region Merging
David Zhang, Hongzhi Zhang, Bob Zhang

7. Tongue Segmentation by Fusing Region-Based and Edge-Based Approaches
David Zhang, Hongzhi Zhang, Bob Zhang

8. Tongue Shape Classification by Geometric Features
David Zhang, Hongzhi Zhang, Bob Zhang

Part III. Tongue Color Correction and Classification

9. Color Correction Scheme for Tongue Images
David Zhang, Hongzhi Zhang, Bob Zhang

10. Tongue Colorchecker for Precise Correction
David Zhang, Hongzhi Zhang, Bob Zhang

11. Tongue Color Analysis for Medical Application
David Zhang, Hongzhi Zhang, Bob Zhang

12. Statistical Analysis of Tongue Color and Its Applications in Diagnosis
David Zhang, Hongzhi Zhang, Bob Zhang

13. Hyperspectral Tongue Image Classification
David Zhang, Hongzhi Zhang, Bob Zhang

Part IV. Tongue Image Analysis and Diagnosis

14. Computerized Tongue Diagnosis Based on Bayesian Networks
David Zhang, Hongzhi Zhang, Bob Zhang

15. Tongue Image Analysis for Appendicitis Diagnosis
David Zhang, Hongzhi Zhang, Bob Zhang

16. Diagnosis Using Quantitative Tongue Feature Classification
David Zhang, Hongzhi Zhang, Bob Zhang

17. Detecting Diabetes Mellitus and Nonproliferative Diabetic Retinopathy Using CTD
David Zhang, Hongzhi Zhang, Bob Zhang

Part V. Book Recapitulation

18. Book Review and Future Work
David Zhang, Hongzhi Zhang, Bob Zhang

Keywords: Computer Science, Biometrics, Image Processing and Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, Health Informatics