SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING THE TITRATION OF BREASTFEEDING

摘要

The invention relates to a system for estimating the titration of breastfeeding, that is the volume of milk ingested by a newborn during breastfeeding. Said system establishes a fractal model of the human breast with the aim of estimating the total volume of milk stored therein. The system according to the invention uses a system for emitting and receiving ultrasounds for capturing an image before the child starts to breastfeed, and another after. Said images are pre-processed with both DCT and DWT before the estimation. The method for estimating the titration is based on a group of neuronal networks with the aim of reducing error between the actual value and the estimated value by reducing the bias (systematic error) and the variance of the estimating system using an average of the responses of the group of neuronal networks. An algorithm is also used to reduce said systematic error on the basis of image segmentation techniques combined with said fractal system.