Real-time supervised detection of pink areas in dermoscopic images of melanoma: importance of color shades, texture and location.

Journal: Skin research and technology : official journal of International Society for Bioengineering and the Skin (ISBS) [and] International Society for Digital Imaging of Skin (ISDIS) [and] International Society for Skin Imaging (ISSI)
Published Date: Mar 22, 2015

Abstract

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Early detection of malignant melanoma is an important public health challenge. In the USA, dermatologists are seeing more melanomas at an early stage, before classic melanoma features have become apparent. Pink color is a feature of these early melanomas. If rapid and accurate automatic detection of pink color in these melanomas could be accomplished, there could be significant public health benefits.

Authors

  • R Kaur
    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL, USA.
  • P P Albano
    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, USA.
  • J G Cole
    Stoecker & Associates, Rolla, MO, USA.
  • J Hagerty
    Stoecker & Associates, Rolla, MO, USA.
  • R W LeAnder
    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville, IL, USA.
  • R H Moss
    Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, USA.
  • W V Stoecker
    Stoecker & Associates, Rolla, MO, USA.

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