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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Oliveira, Roberta B
• Filho, Mercedes E
• Ma, Zhen
• Papa, João P
• Pereira, Aledir S
• Tavares, João Manuel R.S

Titel

Computational methods for the image segmentation of pigmented skin lesions: a review

Ist Teil von

• Computer methods and programs in biomedicine, 2016-07, Vol.131, p.127-141

Ort / Verlag

Ireland: Elsevier Ireland Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2016

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Quelle

Elsevier ScienceDirect Journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Research Highlights • The clinical requirement for the early diagnosis of malignant skin lesions from images is introduced and justified; • An up-to-date review about the proposed techniques for the image segmentation of pigmented skin lesions is presented; • Additionally, the tasks related to image acquisition and pre-processing are also taken into account; • The techniques are introduced, classified, and some examples of their results, are illustrated and discussed; • This review is of interest both for researchers and for health professionals seeking to gather more knowledge about the computational techniques that have been proposed in this field to assist in their diagnosis.