Performance assessment of the use of the RGB and LAB color spaces for non-invasive skin cancer classification

29th International Conference on Computers and Their Applications, CATA 2014

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 243-248

  Dhinagar, Nikhil J ^a   Celenk, Mehmet ^a  

^a Ohio University   (United States)

Author keywords

Circular cylindrical co ordinate system; Hue; Intensity; Performance analysis; RGB and LAB color spaces; Saturation Chroma; Skin cancer detection

Indexed keywords

DERMATOLOGY; LABORATORIES;

CO-ORDINATE SYSTEM; HUE; INTENSITY; LAB COLOR SPACE; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; SATURATION-CHROMA; SKIN CANCERS;

COLOR;

EID: 84906535223     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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