Description/Abstract/Artist Statement

The diabetic foot exam system aims to perform certain aspects of the dermatological and musculoskeletal assessments that are typical to a 3-minute diabetic foot exam. Utilizing the RaspberryPi computer and camera module, the system seeks to capture a series of images of the patient’s foot. It then evaluates these images for calluses, blisters, and three types of deformities: claw toe deformities, hammertoe deformities, and bunions. This evaluation is performed using a trained TensorFlow image classification model, which categorizes the image as a callus, blister, or deformity. The system was tested using six different images: four callus images, a hammertoe deformity image, and a claw toe deformity image. One of the callus images and the hammertoe image were correctly classified. The remaining images were incorrectly classified with high confidence levels, suggesting that there is overfitting in the model. These results emphasize the need for a larger, more diverse dataset for training and validation, as well as additional image processing techniques such as background subtraction, to improve system functionality.

Presenting Author Name/s

Stephanie Trusty

Faculty Advisor/Mentor

Ayman Elmesalami, Soad Ibrahim

College Affiliation

College of Sciences

Presentation Type

Oral Presentation

Disciplines

Other Computer Sciences

Session Title

Colleges of Sciences UG Research #3

Location

Zoom

Start Date

3-19-2022 3:30 PM

End Date

3-19-2022 4:30 PM

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Diabetic Foot Exam System

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The diabetic foot exam system aims to perform certain aspects of the dermatological and musculoskeletal assessments that are typical to a 3-minute diabetic foot exam. Utilizing the RaspberryPi computer and camera module, the system seeks to capture a series of images of the patient’s foot. It then evaluates these images for calluses, blisters, and three types of deformities: claw toe deformities, hammertoe deformities, and bunions. This evaluation is performed using a trained TensorFlow image classification model, which categorizes the image as a callus, blister, or deformity. The system was tested using six different images: four callus images, a hammertoe deformity image, and a claw toe deformity image. One of the callus images and the hammertoe image were correctly classified. The remaining images were incorrectly classified with high confidence levels, suggesting that there is overfitting in the model. These results emphasize the need for a larger, more diverse dataset for training and validation, as well as additional image processing techniques such as background subtraction, to improve system functionality.