Visualization of basal cell carcinoma by fluorescence diagnosis and independent component analysis

Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 190-196

  Kopriva, Ivica ^a   Peršin, Antun ^a   Zorc, Hrvoje ^a   Pašić, Aida ^b   Lipozenčić, Jasna ^b   Kostović, Krešimir ^b   Lončarić, Martin ^a  

^a RUDER BO KOVI INSTITUTE   (Croatia)

^b Clinic of Dermatovenerology   (Croatia)

Author keywords

5 Aminolevulinic acid; Basal cell carcinoma; Fluorescence imaging; Independent component analysis; Photodynamic detection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BASAL CELL CARCINOMA; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING SYSTEM; INDEPENDENT COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TUMOR;

EID: 34547755977     PISSN: 15721000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2007.03.004     Document Type: Article

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