A Bio Medical Waste Identification and Classification Algorithm Using Mltrp and Rvm

• Main Authors: Aravindan ACHUTHAN, Vasumathi AYYALLU MADANGOPAL
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2016-12-01
• Series: Iranian Journal of Public Health
• Subjects: Bio medical waste; Median filter; Sensitivity; Specificity
• Online Access: https://ijph.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijph/article/view/8065

Background: We aimed to extract the histogram features for text analysis and, to classify the types of Bio Medical Waste (BMW) for garbage disposal and management. Methods: The given BMW was preprocessed by using the median filtering technique that efficiently reduced the noise in the image. After that, the histogram features of the filtered image were extracted with the help of proposed Modified Local Tetra Pattern (MLTrP) technique. Finally, the Relevance Vector Machine (RVM) was used to classify the BMW into human body parts, plastics, cotton and liquids. Results: The BMW image was collected from the garbage image dataset for analysis. The performance of the proposed BMW identification and classification system was evaluated in terms of sensitivity, specificity, classification rate and accuracy with the help of MATLAB. When compared to the existing techniques, the proposed techniques provided the better results. Conclusion: This work proposes a new texture analysis and classification technique for BMW management and disposal. It can be used in many real time applications such as hospital and healthcare management systems for proper BMW disposal.