Possibilities of automated image processing at optical capillaroscopy

Abstract

The possibilities of optical capillaroscopy to determine microcirculatory disorders are considered. Methods for evaluating microcirculation by measuring the size of a pillar and its departments, as well as the speed of capillary blood flow, which may indicate a state of microcirculation in general are proposed. The physical model of the capillary is considered, as well as the classification of the stages of microcirculation disturbance, which is used to form a medical conclusion about the severity of hemodynamic disorders. Also, for the system of computer capillaroscopy, methods for calibrating and segmenting images of microvessels are proposed.