Technology supporting health services for rural areas based on image processing

Abstract

Limited health facilities, both medical equipment and health workers in developing countries and other rural areas in the world, bring significant problems for public health services. In order to make a correct diagnosis, it is necessary to support accurate data from health equipment that should be available at the health care centre. On the other hand, the development of technology, especially in the field of digital image processing is quite rapid. This paper discusses the application of digital image processing in solving problems concerning the limitations of health care facilities. In this paper, we will discuss the application of digital image processing in cataract screening, image quality improvement of ultrasonography, identification of leukocyte cells, and identification of ventricular areas and the hippocampus of magnetic resonance imaging images. The results show that the implementation of digital image processing techniques can help overcome some of the problems that arise due to the limitations of these health facilities.