title: Color quantitation through image processing in dermatology.
abstract: Classical color models and their applications to computer vision are reviewed. The performances of color quantitation from digitized images are compared with those derived from a chromameter. The color quantitation obtained from either digitized color slides or directly digitized images is proved to be more efficient than the conventional visual assessment of observers. A methodology is proposed for determining the specific color indices which are needed in dermatology. An application of this methodology is developed for designing a blanching quantitation index in order to replace the visual assessment during McKenzie tests.
authors.affiliation: Inst. de Recherche Therapeutique IRT-Eclimed, Paris.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Herbin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Venot
authors.forename: J Y
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Devaux
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Piette