Pigment distribution in melanocytic lesion images: A digital parameter to be employed for computer-aided diagnosis

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 236-241

  Seidenari, Stefania ^a   Pellacani, G ^a   Grana, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dermoscopy; Epiluminescene microscopy; Image analysis; Melanoma; Polarized light; Videomicroscopy

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS; DERMATOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; MEDICAL IMAGING; ONCOLOGY; OPTICAL MICROSCOPY; PHYSIOLOGY; TUMORS;

DERMOSCOPY; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; MELANOCYTIC LESION; MELANOMA; PIGMENT DISTRIBUTION; VIDEOMICROSCOPY;

SKIN;

ARTICLE; COLORIMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL PARAMETERS; MELANOCYTIC NEVUS; MELANOMA; ROC CURVE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN DEFECT; SKIN PIGMENTATION; VIDEORECORDING;

COLORIMETRY; DERMOSCOPY; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MELANINS; MELANOMA; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; MICROSCOPY, VIDEO; NEVUS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SKIN PIGMENTATION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 27744598667     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0909-725X.2005.00123.x     Document Type: Article

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