Identification and Quantification of Jaundice by Trans-Conjunctiva Optical Imaging Using a Human Brain-like Algorithm: A Cross-Sectional Study

• Published in: Diagnostics Vol. 13; no. 10; p. 1767
• Main Authors: Kihara, Takuya, Sugihara, Takaaki, Ikeda, Suguru, Matsuki, Yukako, Koda, Hiroki, Onoyama, Takumi, Takata, Tomoaki, Nagahara, Takakazu, Isomoto, Hajime
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 17.05.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Adults; Algorithms; Brain; Cameras; cirrhosis; Communication; conjunctiva; Cross-sectional studies; Deep learning; hyperbilirubinemia; image processing; Jaundice; Liver diseases; Medical imaging equipment; Medicine (General); Pancreatic cancer; Patients; R5-920; smartphone; Smartphones; Womens health; United States > US; Japan; image processing; smartphone; conjunctiva; hyperbilirubinemia; jaundice; biliary obstruction; cirrhosis

Jaundice is caused by excess circulating bilirubin, known as hyperbilirubinemia. This symptom is sometimes caused by a critical hepatobiliary disorder, and is generally identified as yellowish sclera when bilirubin levels increase more than 3 mg/dL. It is difficult to identify jaundice accurately, e...