Abstract
Melanoma mortality rates are the highest amongst skin cancer patients. The 5-year survival rate is 92% if melanoma is diagnosed at an early stage and is localized. If melanoma has spread to other parts of the body, survival is only 13%. Therefore, it is particularly important to develop approaches that can enhance early and accurate diagnosis of melanoma. Dermatoscopy has been widely used to identify early tumor growth. With the addition of computer technology, digital dermatoscopy systems are capable of accurately assessing skin surface features modeled along the ABCD criteria and have been used for clinical assessment of pigmented skin lesions. This paper introduces a non-invasive computerized dermoscopy system that considers lesions on the skin for `diagnosis.
Highlights
Mini ReviewMelanoma Screening withComputer AidedDermoscopy System Based on the ABCD Criteria
Melanoma is a lethal form of skin cancer, which originates from melanocytes
Overall survival rate of patients diagnosed with melanoma is dependent on multiple factors including the thickness of the primary melanoma, involvement of draining and presence of disease at distant sites
Summary
Melanoma Screening withComputer AidedDermoscopy System Based on the ABCD Criteria. Heller Richard 1 * and Guilan Shi 2. School of Medical Diagnostics and Translational Science, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23508, USA. Frank Reidy Research Center for Bioelectrics, Old Dominion Unviersity, Norfolk, VA 23508, USA. Received date: February 04, 2019;Accepted date : February 28, 2019; Published date: March 14, 2019. Citation : Heller Richard ,Guilan Shi, Melanoma Screening with Computer Aided Dermoscopy System Based on the ABCD Criteria.
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