title: Automated in vivo 3D high-definition optical coherence tomography skin analysis system.
abstract: The in vivo assessment and visualization of skin structures can be performed through the use of high resolution optical coherence tomography imaging, also known as HD-OCT. However, the manual assessment of such images can be exhaustive and time consuming. In this paper, we present an analysis system to automatically identify and quantify the skin characteristics such as the topography of the surface of the skin and thickness of the epidermis in HD-OCT images. Comparison of this system with manual clinical measurements demonstrated its potential for automatic objective skin analysis and diseases diagnosis. To our knowledge, this is the first report of an automated system to process and analyse HD-OCT skin images.
authors.lastname: Ai Ping Yow
authors.lastname: Jun Cheng
authors.lastname: Annan Li
authors.forename: Ruchir
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.lastname: Jiang Liu
authors.forename: Damon Wing Kee
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.lastname: Hong Liang Tey
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003196:Computer Graphics; D004817:Epidermis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D041623:Tomography, Optical Coherence; D014584:User-Computer Interface