The feasibility of using manual segmentation in a multifeature computer-aided diagnosis system for classification of skin lesions: a retrospective comparative study

BMJ Open

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2015, Pages

  Chang, Wen Yu ^a,b   Huang, Adam ^c   Chen, Yin Chun ^d,e   Lin, Chi Wei ^b,f   Tsai, John ^e,g   Yang, Chung Kai ^h   Huang, Yin Tseng ⁱ   Wu, Yi Fan ^j,k   Chen, Gwo Shing ^e  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Kaohsiung Municipal Ta Tung Hospital   (Taiwan)

^e KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g Chiu Kun Hsing Dermatology Clinic   (Taiwan)

^h Yung Hsueh Huang Dermatology Clinic   (Taiwan)

ⁱ FAR EASTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^j TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^k NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EVALUATION STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHOTOGRAPHY; PROCEDURES; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN DISEASES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOFTWARE;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PHOTOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN DISEASES; SKIN NEOPLASMS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 85018214777     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/BMJOPEN-2015-007823     Document Type: Article

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