Acne analysis, grading and computational assessment methods: An overview

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-14

  Ramli, Roshaslinie ^a   Malik, Aamir Saeed ^a   Hani, Ahmad Fadzil Mohamad ^a   Jamil, Adawiyah ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING   (Malaysia)

^b HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Acne grading; Acne imaging methods; Acne lesions; Acne therapy; Acne treatment; Acne types; Acne vulgaris

Indexed keywords

ACNE IMAGING METHODS; ACNE LESIONS; ACNE THERAPY; ACNE TREATMENT; ACNE TYPES; ACNE VULGARIS;

AUTOMATION; DISEASES; GRADING; IMAGING TECHNIQUES;

RATING;

ACNE; ACNE CONGLOBATA; ACNE FULMINANS; ACNE VULGARIS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMEDO; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; GOLD STANDARD; HEAT; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY; PAPULE; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; PUSTULE; REVIEW; ROSACEA; SCAR; SEBACEOUS GLAND; SEBUM; SKIN CELL; SKIN COLOR; SKIN EXAMINATION; SKIN NODULE; SKIN REDNESS; SKIN STRUCTURE; SKIN SWELLING;

ACNE VULGARIS; DERMOSCOPY; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PHOTOGRAPHY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 83655201497     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: 16000846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0846.2011.00542.x     Document Type: Review

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