Wound Healing Monitoring by Video Sequence Using Integral Optical Flow

A method for monitoring dynamic changes of wound video sequence based on integral optical flow is proposed. In this method, frame-by-frame sequential analysis is performed first, and then integral optical flow and motion maps are constructed for the video sequence. Motion maps allow one to determine the rate of epithelialization of wounds in critical regions that are characterized by impaired tissue growth. The stages of tissue healing are also determined from motion maps. Dynamic characteristics of wound tissue changes are introduced and calculated.