A tactile sensor for detection of skin surface morphology and its application in telemedicine systems

American Journal of Applied Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 633-638

  Khodambashi, Roozbeh ^a   Najarian, Siamak ^a   Golpaygani, Ali Tavakoli ^b   Keshtgar, Alireza ^a   Torabi, Shahla ^a  

^a AMIRKABIR UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Skin lesions; Surface morphology; Tactile sensor; Teledermatology

Indexed keywords

EID: 38049108366     PISSN: 15469239     EISSN: 15543641     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3844/ajassp.2008.633.638     Document Type: Article

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