CN105764408A - Apparatus and method for measuring reproducibility of tongue diagnosis device - Google Patents

Apparatus and method for measuring reproducibility of tongue diagnosis device Download PDF

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CN105764408A
CN105764408A CN201380081152.2A CN201380081152A CN105764408A CN 105764408 A CN105764408 A CN 105764408A CN 201380081152 A CN201380081152 A CN 201380081152A CN 105764408 A CN105764408 A CN 105764408A
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Abstract

An apparatus for measuring the reproducibility of a tongue diagnosis device is provided. The apparatus may comprise: a calculating unit which calculates a first parameter from each of a first image and a second image which are photographed by the tongue diagnosis device and a measuring unit which, with respect to the first image and the second image, calculates intra-class correlation coefficients of the first parameter and measures reproducibility of the tongue diagnosis.

Description

Inspection of the tongue device repeatability determinator and method
Technical field
Relate to inspection of the tongue device repeatability determinator and method, in more detail, relate to can be quantitative the color and luster judging tongue image that inspection of the tongue device provides and the device and method of form repeatability.
Background technology
Inspection of the tongue is in the health that Korea Spro's medical diagnosis is by the disconnected patient of inspection of the tongue.Recently, the inspection of the tongue device assisting these inspection of the tongue is developed and is generalized.
The tongue image (photo) of inspection of the tongue device shooting patient, derives the diagnostic result according to assignment algorithm in advance, or and/or is available to the device of healthcare givers.
But, the color and luster of tongue or morphology influence inspection of the tongue result, and according to the tongue position of patient or posture, color and luster and form can be different be taken.Such as, because complications and the shadow of tongue, the colour of the tongue pool of image and geological information can be different.
The repeatability of the image of inspection of the tongue device shooting is the important elements of inspection of the tongue device reliability, thus, it is necessary to evaluate these repeatabilities.
Summary of the invention
Technical scheme
According to a side, a kind of inspection of the tongue device repeatability determinator, comprising: computing unit, from respective first image of described inspection of the tongue device shooting and the second image, calculate the first parameter;And determination unit, to described first image and described second image, calculating the interclass correlation coefficient of described first parameter, the device of the repeatability measuring described inspection of the tongue device is provided.
According to an embodiment, described repeatability can include utilizing at least one in described first image and the determined described inspection of the tongue device color and luster repeatability of described second image and form repeatability.
According to other embodiments, described repeatability is described color and luster repeatability, and described device may also include color and luster converter unit, by the color-values of described first image and described second image, is transformed into the color-values according to preassigned color space.
Again according to other embodiments, color-values according to described preassigned color space can include at least one in colourity (chromaticity) value according to International Commission on Illumination (CIE, CommissionInternationaledel ' Eclairage) color space and brightness (brightness) value.
According to an embodiment, described first parameter is calculated for described first image and described second image, and can be described chromatic value average and described brightness value average at least one.
According to other embodiments, described repeatability is described form repeatability, and described first parameter is for the relating value of object width in described first image and the described second preassigned unit space of image.
Again according to other embodiments, described repeatability is described form repeatability, and described device may also include feature point extraction unit, from described first image and described at least one characteristic point of second image contract.
According to an embodiment, in the root of the tongue (tongueroot) point of the object tongue (tongue) that at least one characteristic point described can include being included in described first image and described second image and the tip of the tongue (tonguetip) at least one.
According to other embodiments, described first parameter can be any one at least one characteristic point angulation described.
Again according to other embodiments, may also include image segmentation unit, by described first image and described second image, by preassigned number Segmentation, and described first parameter is between divided described first image and divided described second image, mutually corresponding field is compared.
According to an embodiment, described first image and described second image it may be that correspond to the image orientation grid being provided previously by, the image of reference object tongue (tongue).
According to other side, a kind of inspection of the tongue device repeatability assay method, its step comprises the steps that respective first image from the shooting of described inspection of the tongue device and the second image, calculates the first parameter;And to described first image and described second image, calculate the interclass correlation coefficient of described first parameter, measure the repeatability of described inspection of the tongue device.
According to an embodiment, described repeatability can include utilizing at least one in described first image and the determined described inspection of the tongue device color and luster repeatability of described second image and form repeatability.
According to other embodiments, described repeatability is described color reprodubility, and described method may also include the color-values of described first image and described second image, is transformed into the color-values according to preassigned color space.
Again according to other embodiments, color-values according to described preassigned color space can include at least one in colourity (chromaticity) value according to International Commission on Illumination (CIE, CommissionInternationaledel ' Eclairage) color space and brightness (brightness) value.
According to an embodiment, described first parameter is calculated for described first image and described second image, and can be described chromatic value average and described brightness value average at least one.
According to other embodiments, described repeatability is described form repeatability, and described first parameter may be for the relating value of object width in described first image and the described second preassigned unit space of image.
Again according to other embodiments, described repeatability is described form repeatability, and described method, and its step may also include from described first image and described at least one characteristic point of second image contract.
According to an embodiment, in the root of the tongue (tongueroot) point of the object tongue (tongue) that at least one characteristic point described can include being included in described first image and described second image and the tip of the tongue (tonguetip) at least one.
According to other embodiments, described first parameter can be any one at least one characteristic point angulation described.
Again according to other embodiments, its step may also include described first image and described second image, by preassigned number Segmentation, and described first parameter is between divided described first image and divided described second image, and mutually corresponding field is compared.
According to an embodiment, described first image and described second image it may be that correspond to the image orientation grid being provided previously by, the image of reference object tongue (tongue).
Again according to other side, it is provided that a kind of record is for performing the computer-readable recording medium of described method program.
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Fig. 1 illustrates according to an embodiment, the block diagram that display inspection of the tongue device repeatability determinator is constituted.
Fig. 2 illustrates according to an embodiment, the precedence diagram of display inspection of the tongue device repeatability assay method flow process.
Fig. 3 illustrates according to an embodiment, in order to measure color and luster repeatability, by the pre-diagram of tongue image six decile.
Fig. 4 illustrates according to other embodiments, in order to measure color and luster repeatability, by the pre-diagram of tongue image laterally ten deciles.
Fig. 5 illustrates according to an embodiment, in order to measure form repeatability, including tongue image boundary member, the pre-diagram of segmentation.
Fig. 6 illustrates according to other embodiments, in order to measure form repeatability, measures the pre-diagram of tongue image flank angle.
Fig. 7 illustrates according to additionally other embodiments, in order to measure form repeatability, measures the pre-diagram of tongue image flank angle.
Fig. 8 illustrates according to an embodiment, in order to shoot tongue image, and the indication picture of display reminding direct line.
Fig. 9 illustrates according to an embodiment, according to whether prompting direct line, the chart of display interclass correlation coefficient change.
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Hereinafter, some embodiments are described in detail with reference to accompanying drawings.But, limited through a little embodiments or be defined.Identical parts are shown in each figure identical reference marks pointed out.
It is described below the term used, have selected while considering function of the present invention, the general term can being widely used now, but, this can according to the difference such as appearance of the intention of those skilled in the art or convention, new technique.
Additionally, specific situation is to aid in understanding or, and/or the convenience illustrated, the term that applicant is arbitrarily selected, and in this case, its meaning will be recorded in detail at corresponding declaratives.Therefore, the term being described below using is not it should be understood that be simple term title, but based on the meaning that has of its term and entire disclosure content.
Fig. 1 illustrates according to an embodiment, the block diagram that display inspection of the tongue device repeatability determinator is constituted.
Inspection of the tongue device repeatability determinator 100 can include computing unit 110, determination unit 120, image segmentation unit 130, color and luster converter unit 140 and feature point extraction unit 150.
The image that inspection of the tongue device is shot by inspection of the tongue device repeatability determinator 100, is analyzed color and luster or form, can evaluate repeatability.The image of described shooting can be the tongue image of same patient.The image of described shooting is at least two or more, can color and luster or form be analyzed.In order to confirm that image is closely reproduced in material object, the comparable schedule desired value to same section.
Inspection of the tongue device repeatability determinator 100 can be measure the device of at least one in color and luster repeatability and form repeatability.
Color and luster repeatability can be that benchmark judges by color-values.The multiple tongue image color-values (color and luster value) shooting same patient's tongue are fluidly constant, by whether within fixed range of error, can judge color and luster repeatability.Calculate the color-values that tongue image is overall, can determine whether color and luster repeatability.Additionally, described tongue image to be divided into field, calculate by the color-values in field, can determine whether by the color and luster repeatability in field.
Such as, the tongue image of first patient's tongue is shot, it is possible to be the first image to the 3rd image.By described first image to described 3rd image, can be identical be divided into six deciles.The part of six deciles will be divided into, can be designed to the first field to the 6th field.Color and luster repeatability can calculate the color-values in described first field of described first field of described first image, described first field of described second image and described 3rd image, obtains correlation coefficient and judges.
Whether form repeatability can be fluidly constant by the multiple tongue image rate values shooting same patient's tongue, and judge within fixed range of error.Described rate value is in the field including tongue border, calculates the value of ratio shared by tongue.Centered by tongue border, tongue image can be divided into field.Field including divided described tongue border is more many, and form repeatability measures precision can be more high.
Whether form repeatability can be fluidly constant by the multiple tongue image angle values shooting same patient's tongue, and judge within fixed range of error.Described angle value is the value calculating datum line and characteristic point institute angulation in tongue side.For measuring the explanation of described angle part, it is described in detail in Fig. 6 and Fig. 7 part.
Computing unit 110 from respective first image of described inspection of the tongue device shooting and the second image, can calculate parameter.
Described parameter can be the color-values to tongue image.Interclass correlation coefficient (IntraClassCorrelation) to described color-values, can become the benchmark judging described inspection of the tongue device color and luster repeatability.
Described parameter can be include in the field of described tongue image boundary member the rate value shared by tongue.Interclass correlation coefficient (IntraClassCorrelation) to described rate value, can become the benchmark judging described inspection of the tongue device form repeatability.
Described parameter can be the value measuring flank angle at described tongue image.Interclass correlation coefficient (IntraClassCorrelation) to described angle value, can become the benchmark judging described inspection of the tongue device form repeatability.
Determination unit 120, to described first image and described second image, calculates the interclass correlation coefficient (IntraClassCorrelation) of described parameter, can measure the repeatability of described inspection of the tongue device.Described interclass correlation coefficient is closer to 1, and the repeatability of described inspection of the tongue device can be evaluated as outstanding.
Image segmentation unit 130 by described first image and described second image, can be divided into the field specifying number in advance.When being divided into described field, between divided described first image and divided described second image, the parameter in comparable corresponding field.
The method of image segmentation unit 130 segmentation, can belong at least one in described first image and described second image horizontal partition, longitudinally split and mesh segmentation.Field can be split by image segmentation unit 130 equably, it is possible to unequal segmentation.
Image segmentation unit 130 in order to judge form repeatability, divisible tongue image.Divided described tongue image can have the field including tongue boundary member.In the field including described tongue boundary member, the rate value shared by tongue can be calculated.Described rate value can be used as parameter value.
Color and luster converter unit 140 by the color-values of described first image and described second image, can be transformed into the color-values according to preassigned color space.Color-values according to described preassigned color space can include at least one in colourity (chromaticity) value according to International Commission on Illumination (CommissionInternationaledel'Eclairage, CIE) color space and brightness (brightness) value.
Average and the described brightness value of described chromatic value average in, at least one can belong to described parameter.Described parameter can be calculated by described first image and described second image.
Feature point extraction unit 150 from described first image and described second image, can extract at least one characteristic point.Described characteristic point can belong to and include in the root of the tongue point and the tip of the tongue point of described first image and the tongue of described second image object at least one.
The angle value that can described characteristic point be formed, as parameter.Calculate the interclass correlation coefficient for described angle value, and described interclass correlation coefficient can become the benchmark judging described inspection of the tongue device form repeatability.
Fig. 2 illustrates according to an embodiment, the precedence diagram of display inspection of the tongue device repeatability assay method flow process.
In step 201, from respective first image of inspection of the tongue device shooting and the second image, the parameter to measure can be determined.The repeatability of inspection of the tongue device can include utilizing described first image and described second image, in the color and luster repeatability of determined described inspection of the tongue device and form repeatability at least one.When judging color and luster repeatability, parameter can be relevant color and luster value.When judging form repeatability, parameter can be include in tongue Boundary region, rate value shared by tongue or side tongue angle value.
In step 202., when inspection of the tongue device repeatability mensuration is relevant color and luster repeatability, by the color-values of described first image and described second image, can be transformed into the color-values according to preassigned color space.Color-values according to preassigned color space, can belong at least one in the colourity according to CIE color space and brightness value.Segmentation unit by described first image and described second image, can be divided into the field specifying number in advance.Computing unit 110 can calculate in the colourity to each field and brightness value, the parameter of at least one.The meansigma methods to described parameter can be calculated.
In step 203, inspection of the tongue device repeatability measure relevant form repeatability time, for described first image and described second image, can by specifying the relating value of unit space object width in advance, as parameter.Segmentation unit by described first image and described second image, can be divided into the field specifying number in advance.Described parameter can be the rate value in including tongue Boundary region, shared by tongue.Computing unit 110 calculates described rate value, and multiple images can be obtained the meansigma methods of described rate value.
In step 204, when inspection of the tongue device repeatability measures relevant form repeatability, from described first image and described second image, extract at least one characteristic point, and can using the angle value that measures from the described characteristic point being extracted as parameter.In root of the tongue point that described characteristic point can include being included in the tongue of described first image and described second image object and the tip of the tongue point at least one.Computing unit 110 can using in the root of the tongue of described tongue and the tip of the tongue, at least one, as summit, calculates angle.For multiple images, the meansigma methods of described angle value can be obtained.
In step 205, extracting unit may utilize described parameter value and the meansigma methods of described parameter value, calculates interclass correlation coefficient.Extracting unit calculates described interclass correlation coefficient, can measure the repeatability of inspection of the tongue device.
Fig. 3 illustrates according to an embodiment, in order to measure color and luster repeatability, by the pre-diagram of tongue image six decile.
Tongue image such as Fig. 3 can be illustrated by Segmentation unit, is divided into six deciles.First field can be transformed into color-values to the 6th field by color and luster converter unit 140.Described color-values can belong at least one in the chromatic value according to CIE color space and brightness value.
Computing unit 110 can using in chromatic value and brightness value, at least one is calculated as parameter.Computing unit 110 can calculate at least one meansigma methods in the chromatic value to multiple tongue images and brightness value.Described meansigma methods can be used for judging the color and luster repeatability in described first field.Measure power supply 120 in the process calculating interclass correlation coefficient, described meansigma methods can be used.Interclass correlation coefficient as index, be can determine whether the color and luster repeatability of inspection of the tongue device to described first field by determination unit 120.
Similarly, computing unit 110 is such as above-mentioned to the 6th field to the second field, using in chromatic value and brightness value, at least one is calculated as parameter, and can calculate meansigma methods discriminably.Determination unit 120 calculates in the process of the interclass correlation coefficient to each field, can use the meansigma methods to described each field.Interclass correlation coefficient as index, be can determine whether the color and luster repeatability to the described second field extremely inspection of the tongue device in described 6th field by determination unit 120.
Fig. 4 illustrates according to other embodiments, in order to measure color and luster repeatability, by the pre-diagram of tongue image laterally ten deciles.
First field from the first image and the second image, will can be calculated as parameter by computing unit 110 to the color and luster value in the tenth field.Described color and luster value can belong at least one in chromatic value and brightness value.
Determination unit 120, to described first image and described second image, calculates the interclass correlation coefficient to described color and luster value, can measure the color and luster repeatability of inspection of the tongue device.
Fig. 5 illustrates according to an embodiment, in order to measure form repeatability, including tongue image boundary member, the pre-diagram of segmentation.
Segmentation unit such as Fig. 5 illustrates, divisible tongue image.Computing unit 110 is in order to measure the form repeatability of inspection of the tongue device, in the field including tongue border, can be calculated as parameter value by the ratio shared by tongue.Described parameter may be for the first image and described second image, specifies the relating value of object width in unit space in advance.Computing unit 110 can calculate the first field described rate value to the 4th field.Computing unit 110 can obtain the average of the rate value to each field.Determination unit 120 utilizes described meansigma methods and described rate value to calculate interclass correlation coefficient, and can measure the form repeatability of inspection of the tongue device.
Fig. 6 illustrates according to other embodiments, in order to measure form repeatability, measures the pre-diagram of tongue image flank angle.
Computing unit 110 can calculate the connection root of the tongue (Proot) and the tip of the tongue (Ptip) line 620 and the angle that formed through the longitudinal axis 610 of the root of the tongue.Can using described angle value as parameter.The meansigma methods of each parameter value to multiple images can be obtained.
Determination unit 120 may utilize described angle value and the meansigma methods of described angle value, calculates interclass correlation coefficient.Determination unit 120 calculates interclass correlation coefficient, can measure the form repeatability of inspection of the tongue device.
Fig. 7 illustrates according to additionally other embodiments, in order to measure form repeatability, measures the pre-diagram of tongue image flank angle.
Computing unit 110 is by the root of the tongue (Proot) and the tip of the tongue (Ptip) carry out the quartering, the point met with five lines 710,720,730,740,750 and tongue border can be calculated.In described five lines, using the point that meets with centrage 710 and described tongue border as summit, angle can be measured.Calculate the second line 720 on centerline and the point that meets in described tongue border, the angle that the point met described in can calculating and centrage 710 are formed.Calculate the 3rd line 730 under centrage and the point that meets in described tongue border, the angle that the point met described in can calculating and centrage 710 are formed.Computing unit 110 using described angle value as parameter, can obtain parameter.The meansigma methods of parameter value to multiple images can be obtained.
Determination unit 120 may utilize described angle value and the meansigma methods of described angle value, calculates interclass correlation coefficient.Determination unit 120 calculates interclass correlation coefficient, can measure the form repeatability of inspection of the tongue device.
Fig. 8 illustrates according to an embodiment, in order to shoot tongue image, and the indication picture of display reminding direct line.
Shooting in the process of patient's tongue at inspection of the tongue device, the tongue posture according to patient, tongue curve and shadow can be different.When described tongue curve and shadow difference, color and luster and geological information to tongue can be different.
During inspection of the tongue device shooting tongue image, patient can be made to maintain certain tongue posture, direct line can be pointed out.Described direct line can be prompted in front or side.Patient's misalignment direct line, it is impossible to when maintaining certain tongue posture, described inspection of the tongue device can give patient feedback.
According to an embodiment, described feedback information can be the induction message of the direct line making tongue be correctly positioned at prompting.Described message can be provided by the audio form or sense of vision form including audio frequency.From described message, tongue can be correctly placed at inspection of the tongue device by described patient.When direct line is grid apperance, described patient can make the marginal position compatibly (fitted) of described tongue be positioned at inside the marginal position of described grid apperance direct line.
On the one hand, the direct line of described each group of apperance is only an embodiment, and the apperance of described direct line and/or form, can be correct by the tongue of orientable described patient and what repeatability be in, and other any apperances and/or form are provided.
According to an embodiment, direct line can be prompted in front 810 or side 820.When direct line is prompted by front, for the repeatability of color and luster, patient centered by tongue apperance, can will be in the direct line 811 of grid apperance.Described patient watches described direct line 811, and the border of tongue can be made to be positioned at the inside of described direct line 811.When direct line is prompted by side, for the repeatability of form, the root of the tongue and the tip of the tongue can be positioned at the direct line 821 of grid apperance by patient.Described patient look at described direct line 821, and the border of tongue can be made to be positioned at the inside of described direct line 821.
According to an embodiment, so tongue can be correctly positioned at the determined field of directed grid by induction patient, further, and the moment that correct position is ensured that, it is possible to automatically shooting inspection of the tongue image.
Fig. 9 illustrates according to an embodiment, according to whether prompting direct line, the chart of display interclass correlation coefficient change.
According to an embodiment, when inspection of the tongue device does not point out direct line, the situation only pointing out head on orientation line at inspection of the tongue device and three groups in inspection of the tongue device prompting front and the situation of lateral orientation line can be divided into, observe the change of interclass correlation coefficient.
Illustrating according to Fig. 9, when inspection of the tongue device does not point out direct line, interclass correlation coefficient at most fields by low calculating.Point out the situation of front and lateral orientation line at inspection of the tongue device, the ratio situation only pointing out head on orientation line, interclass correlation coefficient is by high calculating.
Device described above can by hardware element, software sharing key element, and/or the combination of hardware element and software sharing key element is embodied as.Such as, the device illustrated in embodiment and element, such as, processor, controller, arithmetic logic unit (arithmeticlogicunit, ALU), digital signal processor (digitalsignalprocessor), microcomputer, field programmable gate array (fieldprogrammablegatearray, FPGA), programmable logic cells (programmablelogicunit, PLU) microprocessor, or perform order (instruction) and other any device can be responded together, available more than one general purpose computer or specific purposes computer are embodied as.Process device and can perform transportation (OS) and the more than one software program being performed in described transportation.Further, process device response software perform, can close, storage, operation, process and generate data.In order to make it easy to understand, process device to be illustrated as the situation using, but, the treatment element of multiple treatment element (processingelement) and/or multiple type can be included at person of ordinary skill in the field's known process device.Such as, process device and can include multiple processor or a processor and a controller.Further, other process composition (processingconfiguration) such as parallel processor (parallelprocessor) are also feasible.
Software can include computer program (computerprogram), code (code), order (instruction), or the more than one combination in these, and by be willing to carry out action constitute process device, or can by (collectively) command processing device that is independent or that combine.Software and/or data are explained by processing device, or process device offer order or data to give, at the machine of some type, element (component), physical unit, virtual bench (virtualequipment), computer-readable storage medium or device, or the signal wave transmitted (signalwave) is permanent or is specific (embody) for the moment.Software is dispersed in the computer system being connected to network, can be stored by scattered method or is performed.Software and data are storable in more than one computer can interpretation record media.
Method according to embodiment can be recorded in computer-readable media by multiple computer means with executable programmed instruction form.Described computer-readable media can include programmed instruction that is independent or that combine, data file, data structure etc..Record the programmed instruction at described media to be specifically tailored so as embodiment and be configured, or apply for computer software technology personnel know.The example of computer-readable media includes: magnetic media (magneticmedia), such as hard disk, floppy disk and tape;Optical media (opticalmedia), such as CD-ROM, DVD;Magneto-optical media (magneto-opticalmedia), such as CD (flopticaldisk);Be specially configured to storage and perform programmed instruction hardware unit, such as read only memory (ROM), random access memory (RAM), flash memory etc..The example of programmed instruction, had both included the machine code produced by compiler, also included the higher-level language code using interpretive program and can being performed by computer.For performing the running of embodiment, described hardware unit can be configured to operate with more than one software mould, and vice versa.
As it appears from the above, although embodiment is illustrated through limited embodiment and accompanying drawing, but, what possess usual knowledge in the corresponding field of the present invention can carry out diversely amendment and deformation per capita recording from this.Such as, the method illustrated and different orders are to perform illustrated technology, and/or the element of the system illustrated, structure, device, circuit etc., the combination of shape and state different from the method illustrated or combination, or replace or replace also obtaining suitable result through other elements or equal things.
Therefore, the scope of the present invention is not limited in the embodiment of explanation, through being not only follow-up right, and with impartial being determined of this claim.

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1. an inspection of the tongue device repeatability determinator, comprising:
Computing unit, from respective first image of described inspection of the tongue device shooting and the second image, calculates the first parameter;And
Determination unit, to described first image and described second image, calculates the interclass correlation coefficient of described first parameter, measures the repeatability of described inspection of the tongue device.
2. device according to claim 1, wherein, described repeatability includes:
Utilize at least one in described first image and the determined described inspection of the tongue device color and luster repeatability of described second image and form repeatability.
3. device according to claim 2, wherein, described repeatability is described color and luster repeatability, and
Described device also includes:
Color and luster converter unit, by the color-values of described first image and described second image, is transformed into the color-values according to preassigned color space.
4. device according to claim 3, wherein, the color-values according to described preassigned color space, including in the chromatic value according to International Commission on Illumination's color space and brightness value at least one.
5. device according to claim 4, described first parameter is calculated for described first image and described second image, and be described chromatic value average and described brightness value average at least one.
6. device according to claim 2, wherein, described repeatability is described form repeatability, and
Described first parameter is for the relating value of object width in described first image and the described second preassigned unit space of image.
7. device according to claim 2, wherein, described repeatability is described form repeatability, and
Described device also includes:
Feature point extraction unit, from described first image and described at least one characteristic point of second image contract.
8. device according to claim 7, wherein, at least one characteristic point described includes: in the root of the tongue point of the object tongue being included in described first image and described second image and the tip of the tongue at least one.
9. device according to claim 8, wherein, described first parameter is any one at least one characteristic point angulation described.
10. device according to claim 1, also includes:
Image segmentation unit, by described first image and described second image, by preassigned number Segmentation, and
Mutually corresponding field, between divided described first image and divided described second image, is compared by described first parameter.
11. device according to claim 1, wherein, described first image and described second image are, corresponding to the image orientation grid being provided previously by, the image of reference object tongue.
12. an inspection of the tongue device repeatability assay method, its step includes:
From respective first image of described inspection of the tongue device shooting and the second image, calculate the first parameter;And
To described first image and described second image, calculate the interclass correlation coefficient of described first parameter, measure the repeatability of described inspection of the tongue device.
13. method according to claim 12, it is characterized by, described repeatability includes:
Utilize at least one in described first image and the determined described inspection of the tongue device color and luster repeatability of described second image and form repeatability.
14. method according to claim 13, it is characterized by, described repeatability is described color reprodubility, and
Described method also includes:
By the color-values of described first image and described second image, it is transformed into the color-values according to preassigned color space.
15. method according to claim 14, it is characterized by, the color-values according to described preassigned color space, including in the chromatic value according to International Commission on Illumination's color space and brightness value at least one.
16. method according to claim 15, it is characterized by, described first parameter is calculated for described first image and described second image, and be described chromatic value average and described brightness value average at least one.
17. method according to claim 13, it is characterized by, described repeatability is described form repeatability, and
Described first parameter is for the relating value of object width in described first image and the described second preassigned unit space of image.
18. method according to claim 13, it is characterized by, described repeatability is described form repeatability, and,
Described method, its step also includes:
From described first image and described at least one characteristic point of second image contract.
19. method according to claim 18, it is characterized by, at least one characteristic point described includes: in the root of the tongue point of the object tongue being included in described first image and described second image and the tip of the tongue at least one.
20. method according to claim 19, it is characterized by, described first parameter is any one at least one characteristic point angulation described.
21. method according to claim 12, its step also includes:
By described first image and described second image, by preassigned number Segmentation, and
Mutually corresponding field, between divided described first image and divided described second image, is compared by described first parameter.
22. method according to claim 12, it is characterized by, described first image and described second image are, corresponding to the image orientation grid being provided previously by, the image of reference object tongue.
23. a record is for performing the computer-readable recording medium of the program of claim 12 to 22 any one method.
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