title: Digital photographic imaging system for the evaluation of various facial skin lesions.
abstract: In dermatology, various imaging modalities have been developed as an assistant tool to objectively evaluate the treatment efficacy of facial skin lesion. In this study, we propose a digital photographic imaging system the evaluation of various facial skin lesions in order to maximize the clinical evaluation efficiency by integrating various independent imaging modalities. Our imaging system provides four different digital color images, such as standard digital color image, parallel and cross polarization digital color image, and UV-A induced fluorescent digital color image. In conclusion, by analyzing the color information and morphological features, we were able to simultaneously evaluate various skin lesions with one imaging system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Yonsei University, South Korea.
authors.forename: Youngwoo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.forename: Byungjo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jung
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003124:Colorimetry / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D004867:Equipment Design; D004890:Erythema / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis; D005145:Face; D005148:Facial Dermatoses / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D008543:Melanins / Q000032:analysis; D008853:Microscopy / Q000379:methods; D010859:Pigmentation Disorders / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012984:Software
chemical_list: D008543:Melanins