Detection of Buruli ulcer disease: Preliminary results with dermoscopic images on smart handheld devices

IEEE EMBS Special Topic Conference on Point-of-Care (POC) Healthcare Technologies: Synergy Towards Better Global Healthcare, PHT 2013

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 168-171

  Hu, Rui ^a   Queen, Courtney M ^a   Zouridakis, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURATE ANALYSIS; ASSISTIVE; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CLASSIFICATION ACCURACY; CLASSIFICATION PROCEDURE; CODEBOOKS; COLOR DESCRIPTORS; DERMOSCOPIC IMAGES; DERMOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE; HAND HELD DEVICE; HEALTHCARE INFRASTRUCTURE; PATCH SIZE; SAMPLING STRATEGIES; SKIN LESION; UNDER-SERVED AREAS; VALIDATION STAGES; WEST AFRICA;

DERMATOLOGY; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DISEASES; HEALTH CARE; IMAGE SEGMENTATION;

DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 84874577661     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PHT.2013.6461311     Document Type: Conference Paper

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