Accuracy of a smartphone application using fractal image analysis of pigmented moles compared to clinical diagnosis and histological result

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 663-667

  Maier, T ^a   Kulichova, D ^a   Schotten, K ^b   Astrid, R ^a   Ruzicka, T ^a   Berking, C ^a   Udrea, A ^c  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOLOGIST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DYSPLASTIC NEVUS; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; MELANOMA; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; NEVUS; PIGMENTED NEVUS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF MONITORING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ALGORITHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION STUDY; IMAGE PROCESSING; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SMARTPHONE;

ALGORITHMS; DERMOSCOPY; FRACTALS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MELANOMA; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; NEVUS, PIGMENTED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SMARTPHONE;

EID: 84925613014     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jdv.12648     Document Type: Article

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