Automated melanoma diagnosis: Where are we at?

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-5

  Day, Greg R ^a   Barbour, Robert H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Computer diagnosis; Dermatoscopy; Digital imaging; Melanoma; Skin cancer

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; HUMAN; LABORATORY AUTOMATION; MELANOMA; SHORT SURVEY; SKIN DEFECT;

EID: 0033963607     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0846.2000.006001001.x     Document Type: Short Survey

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