Analysis of skin erythema using true-color images

IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 711-716

  Nischik, Mark ^a   Forster, Clemens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Axon reflex; Erythema; Skin color; True color image processing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COLOR; ERYTHEMA; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INNERVATION; NERVE FIBER; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFLEX; SKIN; VIDEORECORDING;

AXONS; COLOR; ERYTHEMA; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REFLEX; SKIN; VIDEO RECORDING;

ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION; COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING; FEATURE EXTRACTION; HEMODYNAMICS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECORDING; SKIN; VIDEO CAMERAS;

AXON REFLEX; NOXIOUS STIMULATION; SKIN ERYTHEMAS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

EID: 0031283378     PISSN: 02780062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/42.650868     Document Type: Article

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