Title :
A web-based application for dermoscopic measurements and learning
Author :
Di Leo, G. ; Liguori, C. ; Paolillo, A. ; Sommella, P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Ind. Eng., Univ. of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy
Abstract :
Image processing techniques have been long proposed for automatic analysis of skin lesions in the field of early detection of melanoma. Nevertheless, Computer Aided Systems are not yet able to outperform the diagnostic accuracy of expert dermatologists. They could instead reveal very useful in providing with a second opinion and improving the detection results from physicians with short clinical experience. The paper introduces an original web-based application for the automatic detection of dermoscopic structures within pigmented lesions and the support to novel dermatologists. It is able to receive and store digital images captured by digital cameras and smartphones equipped with dermoscopy, measure morphological and chromatic parameters, and take into account the measurement uncertainty to finally provide a clinical decision according to the diagnostic method 7-Point Checklist.
Keywords :
biomedical optical imaging; cameras; cancer; computer aided instruction; measurement uncertainty; medical image processing; skin; smart phones; automatic analysis; automatic detection; chromatic parameters; clinical decision; computer aided systems; dermoscopic measurement; dermoscopic structures; dermoscopy; diagnostic accuracy; diagnostic method 7-Point Checklist; digital cameras; digital images; early melanoma detection; expert dermatologists; image processing techniques; learning; measurement uncertainty; morphological parameters; original web-based application; pigmented lesions; skin lesion; smartphones; Algorithm design and analysis; Feature extraction; Image color analysis; Image segmentation; Lesions; Malignant tumors; Skin; Biomedical image processing; distributed measurement systems; e-learning; uncertainty management;
Conference_Titel :
Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA), 2015 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Turin
DOI :
10.1109/MeMeA.2015.7145213
