Image Processing Techniques Applied to Oral Medicine

• Maira B. H. Moran UFF
• Aura Conci UFF

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5753/sbcas_estendido.2025.7042

Abstract

This thesis’ main objective is to investigate the applicability of image processing techniques in the oral imaging field, through a selection of oral issues use cases that can be mapped into different computational tasks. In order to investigate the validity of this approach, a series of methods are proposed employing different IP techniques. This work presents a compilation of these different solutions as an unique toolset to be employed in clinical scenarios, assisting oral medicine experts in several tasks with decision-supporting algorithms for diagnosis of oral issues, instead of only providing visualization interfaces for image exams as current commercial solutions.

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