Image-Based Food Volume Estimation

CEA13 (2013). 2013 Oct:2013:75-80. doi: 10.1145/2506023.2506037.

Abstract

In this paper, we propose an extension to our previous work on food portion size estimation using a single image and a multi-view volume estimation method. The single-view technique estimates food volume by using prior information (segmentation and food labels) generated from food identification methods we described earlier. For multi-view volume estimation, we use"Shape from Silhouettes"to estimate the food portion size. The experimental results of our volume estimation methods demonstrate our results with respect to accuracy and reliability.

Keywords: 3D reconstruction; dietary assessment; mobile application; portion estimation; pose estimation.