Computer assisted small bowel capsule endoscopy video segmentation related to anatomical landmarks of the gastrointestinal tract

Introduction: Small bowel capsule endoscopy (SBCE) propose a new non-invasive method for the diagnosis of digestive tract disorders. However, the medical reading of long segment video data is time consumptive. The aim of our present study was to develop a new computer algorythm as to assist the physician to interpret a SBCE video by automatic segmentation into different anatomic parts of the digestive tract. Methods: A new computer assisted video segmentation scheme is proposed to locate the anatomical border between the stomach, small intestine, and large intestine. To achieve this we utilize the different colo…