A decision support system for the diagnosis of melanoma: A comparative approach

Expert Systems with Applications

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 15217-15223

  Ruiz, Daniel ^a   Berenguer, Vicente ^a   Soriano, Antonio ^a   Sánchez, Belén ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b National Health Service   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bayesian classifiers; Collaborative system; Computer aided diagnosis; Image processing; Melanoma automated recognition; Multilayered perceptron

Indexed keywords

AFFECTED AREA; AUTOMATED RECOGNITION; BAYESIAN CLASSIFIER; CLASSIFICATION RATES; CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; COLLABORATIVE DECISIONS; COLLABORATIVE SYSTEMS; COMPARATIVE APPROACH; DEGREE OF DAMAGES; IMAGE SEQUENCE; IMAGE SETS; K-NEAREST NEIGHBOURS; MULTI-LAYERED; PERCEPTRON; SKIN CANCERS; SKIN LESION;

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; DECISION MAKING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; DERMATOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; ONCOLOGY; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER AIDED DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 80052028363     PISSN: 09574174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eswa.2011.05.079     Document Type: Article

References (19)

1. G. Argenziano, G. Fabbrocini, P. Carli, V. De Giorgi, E. Sammarco, and M. Delfino Epiluminescence microscopy for the diagnosis of doubtful melanocytic skin lesions Archives of dermatology 134 1998 1563 1570
2. E. Coiera Guide to health informatics 2nd ed. 2003 Hodder Arnold London
3. Chen, X., Moss, R. H., Stoecker, W. V., Lee, T., Staenler, R., & Shrestha, B., et al. (2005). Software improvements in hair detection using DullRazor. Paper presented at the 6th World Congress on Melanoma.
4. H. Ganster, A. Pinz, R. Röhrer, E. Wilding, M. Binder, and H. Kittler Automated melanoma recognition IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging 20 3 2001 233 239
5. A.C. Geller, S.M. Swetter, K. Brooks, M.F. Demierre, and A.L. Yaroch Screening, early detection and trends for melanoma. Current status (2000-2006) and future directions Journal of American Academy of Dermatology 57 4 2007 555 572
6. Gilmore, S., Hofmann-Wellenhof, R., Muir, J., & Soyer, H. P. (2009). Lacunarity Analysis: A Promising Method for the Automated Assessment of Melanocytic Naevi and Melanoma [Electronic Version]. PLoS ONE 4.
7. R.C. González, and R.E. Woods Digital image processing 3rd ed. 2007 Prentice Hall
8. R.H. Johr Dermoscopy: Alternative melanocytic algorithms - the ABCD rule of dermatoscopy, menzies scoring method, and 7-point checklist Clinics in Dermatology 20 2002 240 247
9. H. Kittler, K. Pehamberger, K. Wolf, and M. Binder Diagnostic accuracy of dermoscopy The Lancet Oncology 3 3 2002 159 165
10. M. Kreutz, M. Anschütz, T. Grünendick, A. Rick, S. Gehlen, and K.P. Hoffmann Automated diagnosis of skin cancer using digital image processing and mixture-of-experts Biomedizinische Technik/Biomedical Engineering 46 1 2001 376 377
11. T. Lee, R. Gallagher, A. Coldman, and D. McLean DullRazor: A software approach to hair removal Computers in Biology and Medicine 27 1997 533 543
12. E. Malene, E. Vestergaard, and S.W. Menzies Automated diagnostic instruments for cutaneous melanoma Seminars in Cutaneous Medicine and Surgery 27 2008 32 36
13. S.W. Menzies, C. Ingvar, K.A. Crotty, and W.H. McCarthy Frequency and morphologic characteristics of invasive melanomas lacking specific surface microscopic features Archives of Dermatology 132 1996 1178 1182
14. M. Petrou, and P. Bosdogianni Image processing the fundamentals 1999 Wiley Chichester (UK)
15. Sboner, A., Blanzieri, E., Eccher, C., Bauer, P., Cristofolini, M., & Zumiani, G., et al. (2001). A knowledge based system for early melanoma support. Paper presented at the 6th Intelligent Data Analysis in Medicine and Pharmacology Workshop.
16. P. Schmid-Saugeon, J. Guillod, and J.P. Thiran Towards a computer-aided diagnosis system for pigmented skin lesions Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics 27 2003 65 78
17. W. Stolz, A. Rieman, and A.B. Cognetta ABCD rule of dermoscopy: A new practical method for early recognition of malignant melanoma European Journal of Dermatology 4 1994 521 527
18. World Health Organization, (2010). Ultraviolet radiation and the INTERSUN programme. Retrieved 26 February 2010, from http://www.who.int/uv/faq/ skincancer/en/index1.html.
19. E. Zagrouba, and W. Barhoumi An accelerated system for melanoma diagnosis based on subset feature selection Journal of Computing and Information Technology 13 1 2005 69 82