SYSTEM FOR EARLY DETECTION OF DIABETIC FOOT SYNDROME
The invention relates to a system for early detection of diabetic foot syndrome, made up of: a raised platform with a seat on which the patient is placed; a base structure, which comprises an upper supporting plate and a lower supporting plate, wherein said upper supporting plate comprises a pair of...
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Zusammenfassung: | The invention relates to a system for early detection of diabetic foot syndrome, made up of: a raised platform with a seat on which the patient is placed; a base structure, which comprises an upper supporting plate and a lower supporting plate, wherein said upper supporting plate comprises a pair of windows, made of a transparent material, on which the patient places their feet; a terahertz (THz) image capturing system located on said lower supporting plate under the windows; and a PC, which communicates with said image capturing system in order to control same, and which comprises an algorithm for generating an image of the hydration of the foot; said THz image capturing system is made up of a pair of lenses placed at an angle; a photoconductive terahertz emitting means for emitting a THz signal towards the feet of the patient; a photoconductive terahertz detection means which receives the THz signal reflected by the feet of the patient, wherein said reflected THz signal corresponds to a THz pulse measurement in the reflection time domain; a positioning system, which moves the lenses and the emitting and detecting means along the windows to capture the THz pulses along the entire sole of both feet; wherein said PC processes each measurement of said THz pulses via said algorithm and generates an image of the hydration of the foot and reports specific hydration values, by using a Fresnel coefficient.
La invención se refiere a un sistema de detección temprana del síndrome del pie diabético, conformado por: una plataforma elevada con un asiento en donde será colocado el paciente; una estructura de base, la cual comprende una placa de apoyo superior; y una placa de soporte inferior; en donde dicha placa de apoyo superior comprende un par de ventanas hechas de un material transparente en donde el paciente coloca los pies; un sistema de captación de imágenes de Terahertz (THz) colocado en dicha placa de soporte inferior debajo de las ventanas; y una PC, la cual está en comunicación con dicho sistema de captación de imágenes para tener el control del mismo y que comprende un algoritmo para generar una imagen de hidratación del pie; dicho sistema de captación de imágenes de THz está conformado por un par de lentes colocados de manera angulada; un medio emisor fotoconductivo de Terahertz para emitir una señal de THz hacia los pies del paciente; un medio detector fotoconductivo de Terahertz el cual recibe la señal de THz reflejada por los pies del paciente, en donde |
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