1. Nailfold Capillaries Unique or Not?
Jordan Baldwin
Dr. Ioannis Kakadiaris

2. Outline Background What I am investigating Proposed attack plan
Challenges

3. Background
Nailfold capillaroscopy has been used for centuries to diagnose diseases
Relatively simple and noninvasive

4. Are capillary patterns unique?
Investigating
Are capillary patterns unique?

5. Attack Plan
Obtain images of nailfold capillaries from people around the lab
Compare the images
Determine if their capillary pattern(s) are unique or not

6. Challenges Acquisition Processing: Noise reduction
Capillary segmentation
Image comparison

7. Thank You
Questions?