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Area of Science:

  • Medical Imaging
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology
  • Biomedical Engineering

Background:

  • Biliary atresia (BA) diagnosis relies on screening tools like the stool color card (SCC).
  • Early detection of BA is crucial for timely intervention, such as Kasai portoenterostomy.
  • Current screening methods may lack objectivity and optimal sensitivity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficacy of digital color image processing of infant stool images captured via smartphones for BA screening.
  • To determine if digital color parameters offer a more objective and sensitive method for identifying BA stools.
  • To compare the diagnostic accuracy of digital analysis with the traditional SCC.

Main Methods:

  • A prospective study involving infant stool samples from five Thai hospitals.
  • Digital image color analysis of stool photographs taken with smartphones.
  • Development of software based on the SCC color scale for BA stool detection.
  • Comparison of sensitivity and specificity between digital analysis and SCC.

Main Results:

  • Digital color parameters, specifically saturation and blue values, showed potential in differentiating BA stools.
  • Optimal cutoff thresholds (saturation ≤56 or blue ≥61) achieved high diagnostic accuracy (81.8% and 78.8%, respectively).
  • Digital image processing demonstrated acceptable accuracy in identifying BA stools in jaundiced infants.

Conclusions:

  • Digital image processing of smartphone-captured stool images is a promising technology for BA screening.
  • Objective measurement of digital color parameters can improve the accuracy of BA stool identification.
  • This method can help differentiate BA stools from those of non-BA infants with jaundice.