A fuzzy-based histogram analysis technique for skin lesion discrimination in dermatology clinical images

Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 387-396

  Stanley, R Joe ^a   Moss, Randy Hays ^a   Van Stoecker, William ^b   Aggawal, Chetna ^a  

^a Architectural and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^b Stoecker and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Color; Dermatology; Fuzzy logic; Histogram; Image processing; Malignant melanoma

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DERMATOLOGY; FUZZY SETS; SKIN;

COLOR HISTOGRAM ANALYSIS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MELANOMA; MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN COLOR; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN PIGMENTATION; SKIN TUMOR;

EID: 0038799823     PISSN: 08956111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-6111(03)00030-2     Document Type: Article

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