Um serviço distribuído para pré-processamento de imagens médicas

Abstract

Nowadays, health professionals depend on specific equipment in clinics and hospitals to treat images used in diagnoses; the purpose is contribute to the viability and popularization of advanced techniques to enhance contrast in medical imaging, this paper proposes a system architecture based on the cloud computing model to automate and simplify the advanced processing. The prototype implemented to the end user allows the use of mobile devices in image acquisition and provides an online service to sophisticated processing algorithms groups. Each algorithm of a given group is applied to the original image, resulting in a new image; this means that a group of nine algorithms will produce nine output images, which are stored in a cloud of data. Users can easily access the resulting images through mobile devices, personal computers, or other devices. Additionally, thedata cloud allows rapid and easy sharing of images. For example, a healthcare provider can share images with other professionals to get a second opinion in one diagnosis.