Caputo B, Panichelli V, Gigante G E
CISB, University of Roma La Sapienza, Roma.
Stud Health Technol Inform. 2002;90:509-13.
Melanoma is the most dangerous form of skin cancer. Skin cancers, and particularly melanomas, can be easily cured if detected early. The regularity of the pigment network structure is a significant sign for early diagnosis of melanoma. We present here a quantitative analysis of the morphology of the pigment network structure. Our method is based on the extraction of the pigment network structure using digital image processing techniques. Once the network is extracted, it is possible to derive statistical indicators relative to its regularity or irregularity. We report experiments on a database of 14 images, showing the effectiveness of our method.
黑色素瘤是皮肤癌中最危险的一种。皮肤癌，尤其是黑色素瘤，如果早期发现，很容易治愈。色素网络结构的规律性是黑色素瘤早期诊断的一个重要标志。我们在此对色素网络结构的形态进行定量分析。我们的方法基于使用数字图像处理技术提取色素网络结构。一旦提取出该网络，就有可能得出与其规律性或不规则性相关的统计指标。我们在一个包含14幅图像的数据库上进行了实验，展示了我们方法的有效性。
